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roseate

roseate

1 8.2
A soft pink color like a rose petal
  • adjective
  • /ˈroʊziˌeɪt/
: rosado
  • Buck's increasingly roseate view of her adopted land contrasted with her increasingly censorious view of her own.

Examples

  • She painted her room in a roseate hue to create a warm and inviting atmosphere.

  • As the flowers bloomed in spring, the garden was filled with roseate petals.

  • The light is soft, roseate.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The sky turned a beautiful shade of roseate as the sun began to set.

Synonyms

pink
vsroseate
567 1.0

A light red color often seen in flowers or clothes

is less purely light red and more purplish dusty in tone
rose
vsroseate
38 1.5

Having a pale pink color like flower petals

matches that dusty purplish pink specifically rather than general pink
pinkish
vsroseate
8 1.0

A light red color that looks slightly pale

is darker and more purplish than a pale pink
rose-colored
vsroseate
  • US
6 1.4

A light red color like a rose

leans more toward a dusty purplish pink rather than pinkish red
rose-tinted
vsroseate
1 4.6

Having a light pink color

is a distinct dusty purplish pink rather than only slight tinges
rose-red
vsroseate
1 2.5

A deep red color with a little blue like dark flower petals

is paler and more purplish pink rather than deep red
rosy-colored
vsroseate
1 2.6

A light pink color like that of a rose

is dustier and slightly purplish compared with that clearer pink
reddish-pink
vsroseate
1 1.3

A pink color that looks a little red

is more purplish and dusty than this redder pink
pink-tinged
vsroseate
1 3.5

A thing that has a small amount of pink in its color

is specifically a dusty purplish pink rather than a mere tint
rose-cheeked
vsroseate
1 4.5

Having pink cheeks that show someone is healthy or young

refers to a color description of objects rather than facial health
rosy-purple
vsroseate
1 2.3

A purple shade with a pink tint

is predominantly dusty pink with less purple influence
rose-purple
vsroseate
1 4.2

A purple color with a slight pink shade

is more pink and dusty rather than mainly purple
rose-tinged
vsroseate
1 5.4

Having a slight pink colour like a rose

is a fuller dusty purplish pink, not just a faint tint
rose-mauve
vsroseate
1 7.4

A light purple color with a pink tint

is a purplish pink that feels dustier than mauve mixes
rubescent
vsroseate
1 9.9

Having a red or pink color

is a stable dusty purplish pink hue rather than a change process
rosaceous
vsroseate
1 9.9

Having a pale, dusty pink color like some roses

is that same dusty purplish pink color
roselike
vsroseate
1 3.9

Having a pink or light red color like the flower rose

is more specifically a dusty purplish pink than general similarity
rose-lilac
vsroseate
1 5.7

A pale purple color with a touch of pink

is stronger on dusty pink tones than on pale purple
rose-lavender
vsroseate
1 6.3

A pale purple color with a slight pink tone

contains more dusty purplish pink than pure lavender mixes

Antonyms

21 4.2

Not bright or colorful and not lively

Compounds

A large pink bird with a spoon-shaped bill that stands in shallow water

An optimistic view of the future that is often unrealistic

How Pink

deep-pink
1 1.8
pink
172 1.0
rosy
27 1.0
roseate
1 8.2
pink-tinged
1 3.5

Surface Forms

roseate positive

Morphology

roseate = rose (transparent) = rose + ate

Formed by adding the productive adjectival suffix '-ate' to 'rose' meaning 'having the colour or qualities of a rose', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Roseate comes from Latin rosa, which means 'rose', and is related to the English word rosy. So roseate describes something 'resembling the color of a rose', which is why we use it for a soft pink or rosy color.