Learn a Word Daily — Aureate
Your Word of the Day — Aureate: definition, nuance, usage & audio.
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Word of the Day · December 9, 2025
Aureate
OR-ee-it · adjective
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Definition
- Golden or gilded.
- Elaborately flowery or grandiloquent in style.
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Origin & Etymology
From Latin aureatus “golden,” from aurum “gold.”
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Nuance
Can praise richness or critique over-ornamentation.
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Usage
“An aureate dome glinted above the square.”
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Fun Fact
Used for opulent diction in late medieval English poetry.
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