rosy
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English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹəʊzi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹoʊzi/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈɹəʉzi/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -əʊzi
Etymology 1
From Middle English rosy; equivalent to rose + -y.
Adjective
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.
Derived terms
Translations
rose-coloured
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optimistic
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Verb
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
A variant of Rosie, an ellipsis of Rosie Lee.
Noun
rosy (uncountable)
- Alternative spelling of Rosie (“tea”).
- I fancy a cup of rosy.
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
rosy f
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
Noun
rosy
Malagasy
Noun
rosy
- The Russian language.
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
rosy f
- inflection of rosa:
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