rosy
adjective
pink or pinkish-red; roseate.
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rosy
1 American
[roh-zee]
/ ˈroʊ zi /
adjective
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rosier,
comparative
-
rosiest
superlative
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pink or pinkish-red; roseate.
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(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
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of the colour rose or pink
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having a healthy pink complexion
rosy cheeks
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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.
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The letters compared the home- and auto-insurance industry’s recent rosy finances to its treatment of customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The picture was less rosy in Asia, where stocks broadly fell following the selloff in U.S. hours.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Most of the rosy posts made some mention of the fact that Columbia House’s operation was unethical at best, but that the customer-service runarounds, unwelcome bills and general scuzziness had all faded with time.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
"We've got to be realistic, not get carried away and think everything is going to be rosy," said Carrick last week.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
“What can I do for you today?” she asked, her cheeks rosy as if she’d just escaped a tickle attack.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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
As younger Kay, Rosy McEwen carries the past-set scenes, and could support a series of her own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
Rosy sentiment was further boosted by a detente in the US-China trade war, with top leaders agreeing Thursday to walk back punitive measures that had disrupted international supply chains and manufacturing sectors.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025
Rosy was on a trip to Rome without his guitar, and the rest of the band were in San Diego.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2025
Maybe their reluctance to utter anything romantically optimistic, or even to mention models, was due to fear of a sharp retort from Rosy.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
The rosier view comes after the company netted sales of 374.2 million euros for the year’s third quarter, up 13.5% from a year earlier, and picking up a little pace from the first six months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
But a rampant League Cup win against St Mirren, followed by four league wins on the bounce, and things look a bit rosier heading into Sunday's game at Ibrox.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
“The Dog Stars” is based on Peter Heller’s 2012 novel of the same name, which, in those naive, pre-COVID times, was received as a rosier take on Cormac McCarthy’s “The Road.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
More promisingly, the company sees RevPAR climbing 2% to 3% this year, and predicts an increase in earnings per share—a new, rosier outlook that management still characterized as “reasonably conservative.”
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
The stories from up north painted a much rosier picture of education in Chicago.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
A wave of pain is headed for major economies under the rosiest scenario.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
“And yes, it has transcended even our rosiest projections.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
That was perhaps the rosiest take given for this story, but Judge hit on a theme repeated by several other players: the Mariners’ talented young core.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
Companies always try to put the rosiest spin possible on numbers when talking to analysts, shareholders and the news media on quarterly earnings conference calls.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2023
She had two of the world’s rosiest, chubbiest cheeks, which no one could keep from touching.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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