rosy
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹəʊzi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹoʊzi/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈɹəʉzi/
Audio (AU) (file)
- Rhymes: -əʊzi
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English rosy; equivalent to rose + -y.
Adjective edit
rosy (comparative rosier, superlative rosiest)
- Rose-coloured.
- 1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 2, in An Autobiography, part II, London: Collins, →ISBN:
- 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.
- Resembling rose, as in scent of perfume.
- (figuratively) Optimistic.
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Translations edit
rose-coloured
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optimistic
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Verb edit
rosy (third-person singular simple present rosies, present participle rosying, simple past and past participle rosied)
- (transitive) To make pinkish in colour.
- 2014, Lynn Viehl, Disenchanted & Co.:
- Two flags of color rosied the jut of his cheekbones, giving him an unexpectedly boyish look.
- (transitive) To present in a deceptively optimistic or positive light.
- 2003, Mary Abbott, Family Affairs:
- 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.
Etymology 2 edit
Alternative form of Rosie, an ellipsis of Rosie Lee.
Noun edit
rosy (uncountable)
- Alternative form of Rosie (“tea”).
- I fancy a cup of rosy.
Anagrams edit
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rosy f
Lower Sorbian edit
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rosy
Malagasy edit
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rosy
- The Russian language.
Polish edit
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Noun edit
rosy f
- inflection of rosa: