rosy

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   reflecting optimism

   a rosy future

2. 2
   adj

   Rose-coloured.

   Near-synonyms: rosish, rubicund

3. 3
   adj

   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.

4. 4
   verb

   To make pinkish in colour.

   Two flags of color rosied the jut of his cheekbones, giving him an unexpectedly boyish look.

5. 5
   verb

   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.

6. 6
   noun

   Alternative spelling of Rosie (“tea”).

   I fancy a cup of rosy.

7. 7
   adj

   presaging good fortune

8. 8
   adj

   of blush color

Etymology

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