rosy

[roh-zee]

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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

Related formsros·i·ness, noun

Synonyms for rosy

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2. flushed, blooming, healthy.

Antonyms for rosy

2. pale. 3. unpromising. 4. cheerless.

Rosy

[roh-zee]

noun

a female given name, form of Rose.

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Related Words for rosy

glowing, rose-colored, sunny, encouraging, auspicious, bright, promising, pleasing, favorable, optimistic, blooming, blushing, colored, fresh, red, roseate, rubicund, ruddy, aflush, coral

Examples from the Web for rosy

Contemporary Examples of 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
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
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
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
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

Historical Examples of rosy

A foolish girl may be fair and rosy, yet far from beautiful.
The Bacillus of Beauty
Harriet Stark
"Do not ask me," replied Hope, putting her finger on her rosy mouth.
The Paradise of Children
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Her sweet eyes closed, and no colour in her cheeks, that had been so rosy!
Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10)
Maria Edgeworth
She was rosy and placid as the apple she was generally eating when not in class.
The Green Satin Gown
Laura E. Richards
He said that Rosy lived across the hall, and that she had eyes like mine!
Gloria and Treeless Street
Annie Hamilton Donnell

British Dictionary definitions for rosy

rosy

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

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.