ETYM Latin aureatus, from aureus golden, from aurum gold.
Aureous, golden-colored; ornate.1. Elaborately or excessively ornamented; SYN. florid, flamboyant, showy.
2. Having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; SYN. gilded, gilt, gold, golden.
ETYM Old Eng. golden; cf. Old Eng. gulden, as. gylden, from gold. Related to Gold, Guilder.
1. Marked by peace and prosperity; SYN. halcyon, prosperous.
2. Suggestive of gold.