rosy

¹

[ roh-zee ]

adjective

, ros·i·er, ros·i·est.

1. pink or pinkish-red; roseate.
2. (of persons, the cheeks, lips, etc.) having a fresh, healthy redness.

   Synonyms: healthy, blooming

   Antonyms: pale

3. bright or promising:

   a rosy future.

   Antonyms: unpromising

4. cheerful or optimistic:

   rosy anticipations.

   Antonyms: cheerless

5. made or consisting of roses: rose:

   a rosy bower.

Rosy

²

[ roh-zee ]

noun

1. a female given name, form of Rose.

rosy

/ ˈrəʊzɪ /

adjective

1. of the colour rose or pink
2. having a healthy pink complexion

   rosy cheeks

3. optimistic, esp excessively so

   a rosy view of social improvements

4. full of health, happiness, or joy

   rosy slumbers

5. resembling, consisting of, or abounding in roses

Derived Forms

• ˈrosily, adverb
• ˈrosiness, noun

Other Words From

• rosi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rosy¹

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; rose ¹, -y ¹

Example Sentences

In the story, a rosy pink cloud suddenly rolls across Earth, and if you breathe it in, you die.

From Vox

An aide to a Republican senator on the committee was rosy about the prospects of Buttigieg enjoying GOP support in his confirmation.

From Washington Blade

When we look at the nuances revealed by further data, however, the picture is a little less rosy.

From Washington Blade

Their marriage spanned 63 years, not always wonderful and rosy but undoubtedly persistent and engaged.

From Washington Post

CFOs in North America have a similarly rosy outlook, as the graphic above shows.

From Fortune

But since those rosy scenarios were first floated, the California political scene has grown more crowded.

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

With her sweet smile, rosy cheeks, and wavy white-blond hair, she found money was easy to come by.

From The Daily Beast

At that moment Constance appeared and grew pale and rosy by turns as Louis bent over her small gloved fingers.

From The Daily Beast

And there things did not look as rosy as the better diplomatic atmosphere.

From The Daily Beast

As the last car rushed by, a lady at one of the windows tossed out two rosy apples.

From Project Gutenberg

Within the sunbonnets were three equally rosy faces, of varying sizes, each smiling broadly and each full of a friendly curiosity.

From Project Gutenberg

Her rosy cheeks were deadly pale now, and wet with the tears that flowed unceasingly from her large black eyes.

From Project Gutenberg

Disillusionment cut him to the quick, but had no power to obscure his rosy views of human nature.

From Project Gutenberg

And as she spread her fingers five little rosy rays came out of each sleeve.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• auspicious
• bright
• encouraging
• favorable
• glowing
• optimistic
• pleasing
• promising
• rose-colored
• sunny