What does "rosy" mean?
Alternative spelling of Rosie (“tea”).
Rosy
/ˈɹəʊzi/ adj, name, noun, verb
adj, name, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Alternative spelling of Rosie (“tea”).
- Grammar: rosy is listed as adj, name, noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: auspicious, balmy, beaming, blithe.
- Useful contrasts: pallid, anaemic, ashen.
- Usage evidence: His prospects are not so rosy as you suppose.
How to use "rosy"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative spelling of Rosie (“tea”). alt-of, alternative, uncountable
"I fancy a cup of rosy."
Verb
- 1 To make pinkish in colour. transitive
"Two flags of color rosied the jut of his cheekbones, giving him an unexpectedly boyish look."
- 2 To present in a deceptively optimistic or positive light. transitive
"In suburban Kent, the owners of the Chislehurst Caves recognised their potential as communal shelters. Nottingham people used the caves under the castle. Retrospect has rosied the accounts of shelter life."
Adjective
- 1 Rose-coloured.
"Near-synonyms: rosish, rubicund"
- 2 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."
- 3 Otherwise resembling a rose, as for example in scent of perfume.
- 4 Optimistic. figuratively
Adjective
- 1 presaging good fortune wordnet
- 2 of blush color wordnet
- 3 having the pinkish flush of health wordnet
- 4 reflecting optimism wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A diminutive of the female given name Rose and other related names, variant of Rosie.
- 2 A village in Gmina Stoczek Łukowski, Łuków County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland.
- 3 A former village in Sarny silrada, Yavoriv Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, annexed to the village of Liubyni in September 1989.
- 4 An unincorporated community in Third River Township, Itasca County, Minnesota, United States.
Example
"His prospects are not so rosy as you suppose."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "rosy"?
Common synonyms include: auspicious, balmy, beaming, blithe, blithesome, blooming.
How do you use "rosy" in a sentence?
His prospects are not so rosy as you suppose.
How do you pronounce "rosy"?
Pronounced /ˈɹəʊzi/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English rosy; equivalent to rose + -y.
Etymology 2
A variant of Rosie, an ellipsis of Rosie Lee.
Etymology 3
Rose + -y
Etymology 4
From Polish Rosy.
Etymology 5
From Ukrainian Ро́си (Rósy).