aureate

Adjective Satellite

elaborately or excessively ornamented
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
- "long aureate (or golden) hair"

Adj

Golden in color or shine.
Of language: characterized by the use of (excessively) ornamental or grandiose terms, often of Latin or French origin.

Adjective

Golden or gilded; splendidly rhetorical.

Examples

His speech after winning was as aureate as his 50-point bingo.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

flamboyant, florid, gilded, gilt, gold, golden

Scrabble Score: 7

aureate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
aureate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
aureate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

aureate: valid Words With Friends Word