roseate
Americanadjective
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tinged with rose; rosy.
a roseate dawn.
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bright or promising.
a roseate future.
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incautiously optimistic.
a roseate forecast for holiday sales.
adjective
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of the colour rose or pink
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excessively or idealistically optimistic
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of roseate
1580–90; < Latin rose ( us ) rose-colored + -ate 1
Explanation
As its sound might suggest, roseate has to do with "rosy." Anything that's roseate is rose colored or pinkish. It's often used in the term "roseate glow," typically to describe a sunset. Ever heard of the phrase "seeing life through rose tinted glasses," meaning seeing life way too optimistically and unrealistically? Well, roseate can have that sense as well. If you're painting "too roseate" a picture of what college is like to your parents, you're either deliberately or unintentionally giving them a picture that's a bit too good to be true.
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Example Sentences
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The Franco-Belgian couturier referenced the extravagant plumage of a roseate spoonbill or the crested cockatoo alongside the humble crow, grey pigeon and magpie.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
Five other seabirds were already on the list - the puffin, kittiwake, herring gull, roseate tern and arctic skua.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2024
His advice for birders hoping to see the roseate spoonbill is to not look for the bird, but to look for the hoards of people carrying cameras and spotting scopes.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
In the grass were the remains of Arctic terns, common terns, and roseate terns.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2022
Sparrow flushed at this, a roseate warmth creeping into the blue of her cheeks and giving them a violet cast.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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