/ Dictionary / Index R roseate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ro•se•ate Pronunciation: (rō'zē-it, -āt"), [key] — adj. tinged with rose; rosy: a roseate dawn. bright or promising: a roseate future. incautiously optimistic: a roseate forecast for holiday sales. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: roseate (Thesaurus) rose apple roseate spoonbill Related Content Daily Word Quiz: devout Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language