Roseate
/ˈroʊ.zi.ət/noun
Having a pink or rosy color; often figuratively cheerful or optimistic.
Did you know?Roseate comes through Latin from the flower name *rosa*, and its rosy, idealized sense helped make it a favorite word for poets describing beauty as if it were enchanted.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁reudʰ-
“to be red, ruddy”
Latin
Latin
rosa
“rose”
Late Latin
Latin
rosaceus
“rosy; made of roses”
Old French
Old French
rosacé
“rosy, rose-colored”
Middle English
English
roseat
“rosy, rose-colored”
Modern English
English
roseate
“having a rosy or pink tint; pleasantly optimistic”