Rosy

Quick meaning: Rosy is an adjective meaning Rose-coloured.

Meaning

Rose-coloured.

More Meanings

1. Of any reddish hue from bright pink to the color of ruddy cheeks in a light-skinned person.
2. Otherwise resembling a rose, as for example in scent of perfume.
3. (figuratively) Optimistic.
4. (transitive) To make pinkish in colour.
5. (transitive) To present in a deceptively optimistic or positive light.
6. (Cockney rhyming slang) Alternative spelling of Rosie (“tea”).

Example Sentences

I fancy a cup of rosy.

Near-synonyms: rosish, rubicund

Two flags of color rosied the jut of his cheekbones, giving him an unexpectedly boyish look.

If I close my eyes I can see Marie today as I saw her then. Round, rosy face, snub nose, dark hair piled up in a chignon.

Word Forms

• rosier
• rosiest
• rosies
• rosying
• rosied

Synonyms for rosy

Depending on context, synonyms include rose-hued, rose-tinted, rosish, rubicund, chromatic, auspicious.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rose-colored, blushful, flushed, blooming, colored, chromatic.

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