EGAVE

rosy

About 1.95 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Rose-coloured.
  2. adjective Of any reddish hue from bright pink to the color of ruddy cheeks in a light-skinned person.
  3. adjective Otherwise resembling a rose, as for example in scent of perfume.
  4. adjective Optimistic.
  5. verb To make pinkish in colour.
  6. verb To present in a deceptively optimistic or positive light.
  7. noun Alternative spelling of Rosie (“tea”).
    I fancy a cup of rosy.

Similar words

rose-colored blushful flushed blooming colored chromatic healthy optimistic fortunate hopeful

Often followed by

cheeks and light glow picture lips red face hue

Word family

rosier rosiest rosiness rosinesses

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