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  • WORD FOR THE DAY(6/18/18)Roseate

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    Merriam Webster | 6/18/18 | left that other site
    WORD FOR THE DAY(6/18/18)Roseate Word of the Day : May 28th, 2018 Roseate adjective ROH-zee-ut Definition 1 : resembling a rose especially in color  2 : overly optimistic : viewed favorably Did You Know? "Everything's coming up roses." "He views the world through rose-tinted glasses." "She has a rosy outlook on life." In English, we tend to associate roses and rose color with optimism, and roseate is no exception. Roseate comes from the Latin adjective roseus, and ultimately from the noun rosa, meaning "rose." Figurative use of roseate (with the meaning "happy" or "smiling") began in the 18th century,...