ro·se·ate \ˈrōzēə̇]t, -ēˌā], usu ]d.+V\adjective Etymology: Latin roseus rosy + English -ate 1. a.: resembling a rose especially in color b.: overly optimistic or pleasing : viewed in or inclined to view in a favorable light < the most fashionable variety of prewar liberalism was a hopeful and roseate internationalism — F.B.Millett > 2.archaic: full of, consisting of, or made from roses • ro·se·ate·lyadverb