rosy

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɹoʊzi/ UK /ˈɹəʊzi/ See IPA manual

Freq #12474

Meanings

1

adj
Pink and healthy-looking, especially of cheeks or skin.

The children came inside with rosy cheeks after playing in the snow.
2

adj
Hopeful and promising; full of good prospects.

The company painted a rosy picture of next year's profits.
3

adj
Having a pink or reddish colour.

A rosy glow spread across the morning sky.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · pink and healthy-looking,... rose-hued

2 adj · hopeful and promising; full... rose-colored

3 adj · having a pink or reddish... rose-tinted

Word family

Forms rosierrosiestrosily

Derived forms overrosyrosilyrosinessrosy-cheekedrosy-eyedrosy-redrosybellsrosybill

Related forms rosish

Etymology

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

rosy Middle English

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Topics

Describing Qualities

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# rosy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈɹoʊzi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɹəʊzi/
**Frequency rank:** 12474

## Meanings
1. Pink and healthy-looking, especially of cheeks or skin.
2. Hopeful and promising; full of good prospects.
3. Having a pink or reddish colour.

## Examples
- The children came inside with rosy cheeks after playing in the snow.
- The company painted a rosy picture of next year's profits.
- A rosy glow spread across the morning sky.

## Derived Forms
- overrosy
- rosily
- rosiness
- rosy-cheeked
- rosy-eyed
- rosy-red
- rosybells
- rosybill

## Related Forms
- rosish

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: rosy

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

## AI Etymology
Rosy comes from Middle English rosy; equivalent to rose + -y. Modern senses include pink and healthy-looking, especially of cheeks or skin. and hopeful and promising; full of good prospects.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as overrosy, rosily, rosiness, rosy-cheeked, rosy-eyed, and rosy-red and related forms such as rosish.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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