rosy
adjective
pink or pinkish-red; roseate.
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rosy
1 American
[roh-zee]
/ ˈroʊ zi /
adjective
rosier,
comparative
rosiest
superlative
-
pink or pinkish-red; roseate.
-
(of persons, the cheeks, lips, etc.) having a fresh, healthy redness.
- Antonyms:
- pale
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bright or promising.
a rosy future.
- Antonyms:
- unpromising
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cheerful or optimistic.
rosy anticipations.
- Antonyms:
- cheerless
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made or consisting of roses.
a rosy bower.
Rosy
2
American
[roh-zee]
/ ˈroʊ zi /
noun
rosy
British
/ ˈrəʊzɪ /
adjective
-
of the colour rose or pink
-
having a healthy pink complexion
rosy cheeks
-
optimistic, esp excessively so
a rosy view of social improvements
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full of health, happiness, or joy
rosy slumbers
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resembling, consisting of, or abounding in roses
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Etymology
Origin of rosy
Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at rose 1, -y 1
Explanation
Use the adjective rosy to describe something that's healthy and pink, like a child's rosy cheeks or a rosy lipstick. A flushed face is rosy — it's the glowing pink color of a natural blush, and it implies good health. From this meaning comes the secondary one, "optimistic or lucky." If the future looks rosy to you, it appears that great things are going to happen, and if someone has a rosy nature, they're cheerful. Rosy is from rose and its Latin root, rosa.
Vocabulary lists containing rosy
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Example Sentences
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A rosy 2024 report projected the World Cup could bring more than $800 million to the L.A. region as 180,000 people converge on the area to sleep, eat and spend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
The selling began overnight in South Korea after chip giant Samsung Electronics’ rosy earnings outlook failed to meet investors’ even rosier expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
That didn’t shake traders’ faith, though, that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen, even if others warn that could be overly rosy thinking.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
And investors seem to be transferring those rosy feelings to other optical-components stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
He had swirly brown hair that made Josie think of pinwheels, and rosy red cheeks that made Josie think of apples.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Adrian Aceves, a physician living in downtown Washington, said he'd be staying in with his five-year-old mutt Rosy, "trying to distract her with treats and toys, and I will medicate her."
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Nicole Kidman and Rosy McEwen portray Patricia Cornwell’s famous forensic medical examiner in Prime Video’s “Scarpetta,” the first time the character has been on screen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
In “Scarpetta,” premiering Wednesday, the forensic medical examiner is played by both Nicole Kidman and Rosy McEwen, who skillfully solve murder mysteries across two timelines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026
Rosy Whittemore, project curator at Cosgrove Hall Films Archive, added that "whatever age you are, you recognise something from your era".
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
In the next week the first drafts of our Nature paper got handed out and two were sent down to London for comments from Adaurice and Rosy.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
The selling began overnight in South Korea after chip giant Samsung Electronics’ rosy earnings outlook failed to meet investors’ even rosier expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The film’s portrayal of The Jackson 5 years aims for even rosier nostalgia, evoking memories of hearing a young Michael’s voice, cascading over the radio waves and into the hearts of millions.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026
Things were far rosier in the red half of north London in 1998.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
Ford Motor late Tuesday unveiled a mixed quarterly report, showing a lower-than-expected quarterly profit but coming ahead on revenue, but a rosier outlook for 2026 seemed to carry the day.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 10, 2026
His trademark purple complexion was even rosier than usual.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
With tokens, the rosiest AI demand forecasts will be exceeded, but at much lower prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
Even the rosiest predictions show rivers like the Elwha and Dungeness will still only flow with around 80% of their normal water levels, said Brent Bower, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
Investors are betting that the U.S. economy will pull off the rosiest of outcomes: a soft-landing and cheaper borrowing costs.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
When West launched his Sunday Service campaign from a secretive Calabasas location in 2019, the backdrop wasn’t the rosiest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2022
And not even the rosiest glasses could make my crop situation look good.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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