rosy

[ roh-zee ]

/ ˈroʊ zi /

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adjective, ros·i·er, ros·i·est.

pink or pinkish-red; roseate.

(of persons, the cheeks, lips, etc.) having a fresh, healthy redness.

bright or promising: a rosy future.

cheerful or optimistic: rosy anticipations.

made or consisting of roses: a rosy bower.

Origin of rosy

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at rose¹, -y¹

SYNONYMS FOR rosy

2 flushed, blooming, healthy.

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ANTONYMS FOR rosy

2 pale.

3 unpromising.

4 cheerless.

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OTHER WORDS FROM rosy

ros·i·ness, noun

Words nearby rosy

rostropovich, rostrum, rosulate, roswell, roswitha, rosy, rosy finch, rosy pastor, roszak, rosé, rot

Definition for rosy (2 of 2)

Rosy

[ roh-zee ]

/ ˈroʊ zi /

noun

a female given name, form of Rose.

Example sentences from the Web for rosy

Klein paints a rosy picture of the charter schools, while admitting that not all outperformed traditional public schools.

Your Local School Doesn’t Have to Suck |Michael S. Roth |December 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
With her sweet smile, rosy cheeks, and wavy white-blond hair, she found money was easy to come by.

Hallucinating Away a Heroin Addiction |Abby Haglage |May 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
At that moment Constance appeared and grew pale and rosy by turns as Louis bent over her small gloved fingers.

Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show |Robert W. Chambers |February 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And there things did not look as rosy as the better diplomatic atmosphere.

Behind the Smiles in Geneva, No Concrete Progress in Iran Negotiations |Michael Adler |October 17, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

And yet I've often wondered if that message is almost too rosy.

‘The Feminine Mystique’ at 50, Part 2: Three Feminists on What It Means Today |Jessica Bennett, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, Alisa Solomon |February 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
She almost always wore a pleasant smile on her rosy lips; a light of loving tenderness generally shone in her soft blue eyes.

Minnie Brown |Daniel Wise
"She has a strange assortment of alte Schachteln here," he said, after a pause during which his thoughts were rosy.

The Benefactress |Elizabeth Beauchamp
From his rosy turban depended a tremulous aigrette of brilliants,73 blazing with a thousand shifting tints.

Alroy |Benjamin Disraeli
Suddenly she threw back her head; her chip hat fell back from her face, rosy with a dawning inspiration!

From Sand Hill to Pine |Bret Harte
But Rosy see 'em coming, jammed the tiller over, the boom swung across and swept the three overboard pretty as you please.

Cape Cod Stories |Joseph C. Lincoln

British Dictionary definitions for rosy

rosy

/ (ˈrəʊzɪ) /

adjective rosier or rosiest

of the colour rose or pink

having a healthy pink complexion rosy cheeks

optimistic, esp excessively so a rosy view of social improvements

full of health, happiness, or joy rosy slumbers

resembling, consisting of, or abounding in roses

Derived forms of rosy

rosily, adverb rosiness, noun

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rosy

adjective, ros·i·er, ros·i·est.

Origin of rosy

SYNONYMS FOR rosy

ANTONYMS FOR rosy

OTHER WORDS FROM rosy

Words nearby rosy

Definition for rosy (2 of 2)

noun

Example sentences from the Web for rosy

British Dictionary definitions for rosy

adjective rosier or rosiest

Derived forms of rosy

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

rosy

adjective, ros·i·er, ros·i·est.

Origin of rosy

SYNONYMS FOR rosy

ANTONYMS FOR rosy

OTHER WORDS FROM rosy

Words nearby rosy

Definition for rosy (2 of 2)

noun

Words related to rosy

Example sentences from the Web for rosy

British Dictionary definitions for rosy

adjective rosier or rosiest

Derived forms of rosy