Skip to main content

Word of the Day – Roseate

By April 28, 2020Word of the Day

Roseate (adj)

row-see-ate

Rose-coloured.

Optimistic or idealistic.

Late Middle English from Latin roseus ‘rosy’ (from rosa ‘rose’) + -ate.

Example sentences

“a roseate glow blazed across the hillside.”

“He was taking a somewhat roseate view of the future”

Word of the Day – Fulgent

| Word of the Day | No Comments
Word of the Day - Fulgent (adj) ful-jhunt

Word of the Day – Promulgate

| Word of the Day | No Comments
Word of the Day - Promulgate (verb) prom-ul-gayt

Word of the Day – Gamut

| Word of the Day | No Comments
Word of the Day - Gamut (noun) gam-uht

Word of the Day – Drupe

| Word of the Day | No Comments
Word of the Day - Drupe (noun) droop

Word of the Day – Imprimis

| Word of the Day | No Comments
Word of the Day - Imprimis (adverb) im-prim-is

Word of the Day – Abstergent

| Word of the Day | No Comments
Word of the Day - Abstergent (adj) ab-stur-junt

Word of the Day – Histrionics

| Word of the Day | No Comments
Word of the Day - Histrionics (noun) his-tree-on-iks

Word of the Day – Adulterate

| Word of the Day | No Comments
Word of the Day - Adulterate (verb) ad-ul-tuh-rayt

Word of the Day – Sardanapalian

| Word of the Day | No Comments
Word of the Day - Sardanapalian (adj) sah-dan-ap-ay-lee-un

Leave a Reply