Meaning

Rose-coloured..

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: rosish, rubicund

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.

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

In suburban Kent, the owners of the Chislehurst Caves recognised their potential as communal shelters. Nottingham people used the caves under the castle. Retrospect has rosied the accounts of shelter life.

I fancy a cup of rosy.

Word Forms

• rosier
• rosiest
• rosies
• rosying
• rosied

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When Should You Use Rosy?

Use rosy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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