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.

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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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Related formsros·i·ness, noun

Rosy

[ roh-zee ]

/ ˈroʊ zi /

noun

a female given name, form of Rose.

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With her sweet smile, rosy cheeks, and wavy white-blond hair, she found money was easy to come by.
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At that moment Constance appeared and grew pale and rosy by turns as Louis bent over her small gloved fingers.
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And there things did not look as rosy as the better diplomatic atmosphere.
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And yet I've often wondered if that message is almost too rosy.
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She almost always wore a pleasant smile on her rosy lips; a light of loving tenderness generally shone in her soft blue eyes.
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"She has a strange assortment of alte Schachteln here," he said, after a pause during which his thoughts were rosy.
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From his rosy turban depended a tremulous aigrette of brilliants,73 blazing with a thousand shifting tints.
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Suddenly she threw back her head; her chip hat fell back from her face, rosy with a dawning inspiration!
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But Rosy see 'em coming, jammed the tiller over, the boom swung across and swept the three overboard pretty as you please.
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British Dictionary definitions for rosy

rosy

/ (ˈrəʊzɪ) /

adjective rosier or rosiest

of the colour rose or pink

having a healthy pink complexionrosy cheeks

optimistic, esp excessively soa rosy view of social improvements

full of health, happiness, or joyrosy slumbers

resembling, consisting of, or abounding in roses

Derived Formsrosily, adverbrosiness, noun

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Word Origin and History for rosy

rosy

adj.

late 14c., of a color, from rose (n.1) + -y (2), probably modeled on Old French rose. From 1590s of healthy complexions; 1775 in the sense "cheerful;" meaning "promising" is from 1887. Cf. Middle Dutch rosich, Dutch rozig, German rosig.

rosy

adjective, ros·i·er, ros·i·est.

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