Word of the Day – Aureate

Aureate (adj)

aw-ree-at

Made of or having the colour of gold. Also highly ornamented or elaborate language.

Late Middle English: from late Latin aureatus, from Latin aureus ‘golden’, from aurum ‘gold’.

Example sentences

“The aureate dollar, that’s the real prize.”

“While he’s great to listen to, the language is so aureate I wonder if he’ll get to the end of the lecture.”