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- Dictionaryrosy/ˈrəʊzi/
adjective
- 1. (especially of a person's skin) coloured like a pink or red rose, typically as an indication of health, youth, or embarrassment: "the memory had the power to make her cheeks turn rosy" Similar Opposite
- 2. promising or suggesting good fortune or happiness; hopeful: "the strategy has produced results beyond the most rosy forecasts" Similar Opposite
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ROSY definition: 1. having a colour between pink and red: 2. If a situation is described as rosy, it gives hope of…. Learn more.
ROSY meaning: 1. having a colour between pink and red: 2. If a situation is described as rosy, it gives hope of…. Learn more.
The meaning of ROSY is of the color rose. How to use rosy in a sentence. of the color rose; having a pinkish usually healthy-looking complexion : blooming; marked by blushes…
If you say that a situation looks rosy or that the picture looks rosy, you mean that the situation seems likely to be good or successful. The job prospects for engineering graduates are less rosy now than they used to be.
Having or being the colour of a light crimson or pink rose; rose-red. In early use frequently in figurative context, esp. of the dawn. 1381. For to make rosee: tak þe flowrys of rosys..& do þereto sugur & safroun þat yt be wel ycolowrd & rosy of leuys & of þe forseyde flowrys.
Definition of rosy – Learner’s Dictionary. rosy. adjective. uk / ˈrəʊzi / us. rosy adjective (PINK) Add to word list. Rosy faces are a healthy pink colour: rosy cheeks. rosy adjective (POSITIVE) very positive and happy: The future looks rosy. (Definition of rosy from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definition of rosy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. Having the characteristic pink or red color of a rose. b. Reddened, as from exercise or exposure to the weather: children with rosy cheeks. 2. Consisting of, decorated with, or suggestive of a rose or roses. 3. Bright or cheerful; optimistic: rosy predictions. ros′i·ly adv. ros′i·ness n.
A complete guide to the word "ROSY": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Use the adjective rosy to describe something that's healthy and pink, like a child's rosy cheeks or a rosy lipstick. A flushed face is rosy — it's the glowing pink color of a natural blush, and it implies good health.
