rosy en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɹəʊzi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɹəʉzi/ (Australia)
- /ˈɹoʊzi/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English rosy; equivalent to rose + -y.
Meanings
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Rose-coloured.
Near-synonyms: rosish, rubicund
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Of any reddish hue from bright pink to the color of ruddy cheeks in a light-skinned person.
If I close my eyes I can see Marie today as I saw her then. Round, rosy face, snub nose, dark hair piled up in a chignon.
1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 2, in An Autobiography, part II, London: Collins, →ISBN:
- Otherwise resembling a rose, as for example in scent of perfume.
- (figuratively) Optimistic.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rosiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| rosier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
rosy rustic · rosy drop · rosybells · paint a rosy picture · rosy wave · rosybill · rosy feather star · rosy tern · rosy marsh moth · rosy-red · rosiness · everything is rosy in the garden · everything in the garden is rosy · rosy garlic · overrosy · rosy boa · rosy periwinkle · rosy pastor · rosy finch · rosy minivet · rosy-eyed · rosy barb · rosy-cheeked · rosy-red minnow · rosy-lipped batfish · rosy thrush-tanager · rosy apple aphid · rosily · rosy starling
Hypernyms
Relateds
Synonyms
rosish · rubicund · rose-tinted · rose-hued
Translations (32)
fr rosé (rose-coloured) · grc ῥοδίνος (rose-coloured) · fa امیدبخش (optimistic) · sv rosenröd (rose-coloured) · uk роже́вий (rose-coloured) · la roseus (rose-coloured) · fa گلابی (rose-coloured) · sv rosig (rose-coloured) · vo rosadaredik (rose-coloured) · bg розов (rose-coloured) · it roseo (rose-coloured) · hy վարդագույն (rose-coloured) · bg оптимистичен (optimistic) · ru ро́зовый (rose-coloured) · bg радостен (optimistic) · es halagüeño (optimistic) · sv rosenskimrande (optimistic) · el ρόδινος (rose-coloured) · vo rosadakölik (rose-coloured) · cmn 薔薇色的 /蔷薇色的 (rose-coloured) · ru ро́зовый (optimistic) · ur گُلابی (resembling rose) · ur گُلابی (rose-coloured) · fa گلابی (resembling rose) · hu rózsás (optimistic) · de rosig (optimistic) · sv rosenröd (optimistic) · de rosig (rose-coloured) · ja 薔薇色の (rose-coloured) · ru ра́дужный (optimistic) · el ρόδινος (optimistic) · el τριανταφυλλής (rose-coloured)