rosiness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English rosy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English rosiness From rosy + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The quality of being rosy.
And they will let me hold with my caresses Their dim delights and trembling rosinesses.
1944, Anna Hempstead Branch, Last Poems of Anna Hempstead Branch:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rosinesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |