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AUREATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does aureate mean?
• AUREATE (adjective)
The adjective AUREATE has 2 senses:
1. elaborately or excessively ornamented
2. having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
Familiarity information: AUREATE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Elaborately or excessively ornamented
Synonyms:
aureate; flamboyant; florid
Context example:
the senator's florid speech
Similar:
fancy (not plain; decorative or ornamented)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
Synonyms:
aureate; gilded; gilt; gold; golden
Context example:
a gold carpet
Similar:
chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)
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