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roseate
[ roh-zee-it, -eyt ]
adjective
- tinged with rose; rosy:
a roseate dawn.
- bright or promising:
a roseate future.
- incautiously optimistic:
a roseate forecast for holiday sales.
roseate
/ ˈrəʊzɪˌeɪt /
adjective
- of the colour rose or pink
- excessively or idealistically optimistic
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Derived Forms
- ˈroseˌately, adverb
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Other Words From
- rose·ate·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
What has looked to us to be healthy, roseate, and vigorous is, in fact, rotten, corrupt, and frequently amoral.
The roseate hues of sunset faded slowly out, and the purple twilight began to obscure everything.
Above the mounting plateau a lofty arch of clear sky has risen, flanked by roseate clouds.
And Reuben, still living in that roseate atmosphere of religious meditation, is shocked by this story of the danger of Adèle.
Roseate, smiling, sunshiny, the bright blue eyes flashing laughing light everywhere they fell.
A roseate story like this should be followed, for contrast's sake, by one picturing the harder side.
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