aureate

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective elaborately or excessively ornamented
  2. adjective having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aureatus (“adorned or decorated with gold”). Equivalent to Latin aureus (“golden, gilded”) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

In classic literature

Synonyms

florid, flamboyant

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