roseate

adjective

ˈrō-zē-ət How to pronounce roseate (audio)
Definition of roseatenext
as in promising
having qualities which inspire hope one analyst who envisions a qualifiedly roseate future for the nation's automotive industry

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Recent Examples of roseate The elements coalesced in a moment that was both polished and playful, the vibe rounded out by some go-to makeup touches—roseate lips, power brows, and a few swipes of mascara. — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2022 Carnivores also include reptiles like the Burmese python and the gharial, birds like vultures and roseate spoonbills, and some cuter mammals like otters and seals. — Zachary Smith, cleveland, 26 May 2022 Visitors can spot egrets, anhingas, ducks, eagles, hawks, vultures, gallinules, osprey, blackbirds, roseate spoonbills, woodpeckers and more. — Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 31 Dec. 2021 These ringing blue skies, these wide roseate plains, these great, windy sweeps of land exist nowhere else. — Roxana Robinson, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2021 From Georges Island in Boston Harbor, sightings included flyby eight great shearwaters, a Cory’s shearwater, 16 Wilson’s storm-petrels, a whimbrel, a Forster’s tern, 12 roseate terns, and two cliff swallows. — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roseate
  1. promising
  2. bright
  3. optimistic
  4. rosy
  5. golden
Adjective
  • Why would a promising young researcher accept a faculty offer of $120,000 with uncertain employment prospects when a technology company or defense contractor offers $180,000 on the first day?
    — Francisco Ruiz, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • These businesses operate in promising markets, but their potential does not necessarily make Boeing their best long-term owner.
    — Alex Krutz, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of promising
Adjective
  • For example, when light bends around a sharp obstacle or boundary, such as a knife edge, the waves bend and interfere with one another to create bands of dark and bright light.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • While The Row’s version is sold out in classic shades like black and cream, Quince just dropped fresh summer and early fall colors, including ivory, bright red, and tea green.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of bright
Adjective
  • Peridot acts as a buffer for Virgos, helping to soften their tendency for self-criticism and encouraging a more optimistic outlook.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026
  • But optimistic lenses might cite the relative improvement by arguing that gap has shrunk when compared to the roughly $26,100 gap a year ago, and nearly $28,900 two years ago.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of optimistic
Adjective
  • Other data has fed into a more bullish or rosy outlook for the labor market.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Top- and bottom-line beats and really rosy guidance for the current quarter.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of rosy
Adjective
  • Iron emits a golden yellow, nitrogen and oxygen glow red, sodium appears orange, and calcium looks violet.
    — Michael J. Caduto, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
  • How to Deadhead Flowers with Many Small Blooms These include coreopsis, feverfew, golden marguerites, lobelia, sweet alyssum, smaller mums, potentilla, flax, aster, blanket flower, and ageratum.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of golden

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