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rosy¹
- /ˈɹəʊzi/ UK
- /ˈɹoʊzi/ US
- /ˈɹəʉzi/ Australia
Rhymes with -əʊzi
Where it comes from
From Middle English rosy; equivalent to rose + -y.
adjective rosier · rosiest
-
Rose-coloured.
Near-synonyms: rosish, rubicund
Similar: rose-hued, rose-tinted, rosish, rubicund
- 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.
- Otherwise resembling a rose, as for example in scent of perfume.
- Optimistic.
verb rosies · rosying · rosied
- To make pinkish in colour. Two flags of color rosied the jut of his cheekbones, giving him an unexpectedly boyish look.
- To present in a deceptively optimistic or positive light. 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.
rosy²
- /ˈɹəʊzi/ UK
- /ˈɹoʊzi/ US
- /ˈɹəʉzi/ Australia
Rhymes with -əʊzi
Where it comes from
A variant of Rosie, an ellipsis of Rosie Lee.
noun
- Alternative spelling of Rosie (“tea”). I fancy a cup of rosy.
Rosy³
Where it comes from
Rose + -y
proper noun
- A diminutive of the female given name Rose and other related names, variant of Rosie.
Rosy⁴
Where it comes from
From Polish Rosy.
proper noun
- A village in Gmina Stoczek Łukowski, Łuków County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland.
Rosy⁵
Where it comes from
From Ukrainian Ро́си (Rósy).
proper noun
- A former village in Sarny silrada, Yavoriv Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, annexed to the village of Liubyni in September 1989.
Rosy⁶
proper noun
- An unincorporated community in Third River Township, Itasca County, Minnesota, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: rose-colored, blushful, flushed, blooming, colored, chromatic, healthy, optimistic, fortunate, hopeful, auspicious, rose-cheeked, rosy-cheeked, rose-tinted, blushing, reddish
Translations
Every language
adj rose-coloured
| 日本語 | 薔薇色の barairo no |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 薔薇色的 /蔷薇色的 qiángwēisè de |
| Français | rosé |
| Deutsch | rosig |
| Italiano | roseo |
| Ελληνικά | τριανταφυλλής triantafyllís, ρόδινος ródinos |
| Русский | ро́зовый rózovyj |
adj optimistic
| Español | halagüeño |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | rosig |
| Ελληνικά | ρόδινος ródinos |
| Русский | ра́дужный rádužnyj, ро́зовый rózovyj |
name former village in Sarny, Yavoriv, Lviv, Ukrainian SSR
| Русский | Ро́сы Rósy |
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