Aureate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

elaborately or excessively ornamented

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɔːɹiːˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɔːɹiːˌeɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹi/.

Examples

flamboyant handwriting
the senator's florid speech
long aureate (or golden) hair

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gilded gold florid golden flamboyant gilt

Parts of Speech

adjective	elaborately or excessively ornamented “flamboyant handwriting”
adjective	having the deep slightly brownish color of gold “long aureate (or golden) hair”

Word Forms

floridness	noun	extravagant elaborateness
flamboyant	noun	showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
flamboyance	noun	extravagant elaborateness
gilt	noun	a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold
gold	noun	a deep yellow color

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

goldgelb

aufwendig oder übermäßig verziert

🇫🇷French

doré

richement ou excessivement orné

🇪🇸Spanish

dorado

elaborada o excesivamente ornamentada

🇮🇹Italian

aureo

riccamente o eccessivamente ornati

🇳🇱Dutch

aureaat

uitvoerig of overmatig versierd

🇵🇹Portuguese

áureo

elaboradamente ou excessivamente ornamentado

🇷🇺Russian

позолоченный

тщательно или чрезмерно украшенный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्वर्णिम

विस्तृत या अत्यधिक अलंकृत

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆரியட்

விரிவாக அல்லது அதிகமாக அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்ட

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆరియట్

విస్తృతంగా లేదా అధికంగా అలంకరించబడిన

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓറിയേറ്റ്

വിശദമായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അമിതമായി അലങ്കാരം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

金色的

精心或过度装饰

🇯🇵Japanese

金酸塩

精巧に、または過度に装飾されている

🇰🇷Korean

화려한

정교하게 또는 과도하게 장식된

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có màu vàng

trang trí công phu hoặc quá mức

🇹🇭Thai

มีเกลือแร่

ตกแต่งอย่างประณีตหรือตกแต่งมากเกินไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg berlapis emas

hiasan yang rumit atau berlebihan

🇲🇾Malay

aureat

berhias rapi atau berlebihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ذهبية

مزخرفة بشكل متقن أو مفرط

🇹🇷Turkish

yıldızlı

özenle veya aşırı süslenmiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

זוכה

מעוטר בצורה משוכללת או מוגזמת

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The primary meaning of 'aureate' is 'elaborately or excessively ornamented'.

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'aureate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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