English Explanatory Dictionary

rosy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Rose-coloured.
  2. Of any reddish hue from bright pink to the color of ruddy cheeks in a light-skinned person.
  3. Otherwise resembling a rose, as for example in scent of perfume.
  4. Optimistic.
verb
  1. To make pinkish in colour.
  2. To present in a deceptively optimistic or positive light.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of Rosie (“tea”).
name
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Rose and other related names, variant of Rosie.
name
  1. A village in Gmina Stoczek Łukowski, Łuków County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland.
name
  1. A former village in Sarny silrada, Yavoriv Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, annexed to the village of Liubyni in September 1989.
name
  1. An unincorporated community in Third River Township, Itasca County, Minnesota, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹəʊzi/ /ˈɹoʊzi/ /ˈɹəʉzi/ En-au-rosy.ogg

Word forms

rosy rosier rosiest rosies rosying rosied

Etymology

From Middle English rosy; equivalent to rose + -y.

Synonyms

rose-hued rose-tinted rosish rubicund

Related words

rose red rosish

Derived words

everything in the garden is rosy everything is rosy in the garden overrosy paint a rosy picture rosily rosiness rosy barb rosybells rosybill rosy boa rosy-cheeked rosy drop rosy-eyed rosy feather star rosy finch rosy garlic rosy-lipped batfish rosy marsh moth rosy minivet rosy pastor rosy periwinkle rosy-red rosy-red minnow rosy rustic rosy starling rosy tern rosy thrush-tanager rosy wave Rosy Lee
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