rosy

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
6
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈɹəʊzi/
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/ˈɹəʊzi/ · /ˈɹoʊzi/ · /ˈɹəʉzi/

Definition of rosy

11 senses · 4 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Rose-coloured.
    “Near-synonyms: rosish, rubicund”
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adj

  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. (figuratively)Optimistic.

verb

  1. (transitive)To make pinkish in colour.
    “Two flags of color rosied the jut of his cheekbones, giving him an unexpectedly boyish look.”
  2. (transitive)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.”

noun

  1. (Cockney, alt-of, alternative, slang, uncountable)Alternative spelling of Rosie (“tea”).
    “I fancy a cup of rosy.”

name

  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.

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Etymology

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

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