rosy

rosy

adjective \ˈrō-zē\

ros·i·erros·i·est

Definition of ROSY

1

a : of the color rose

b : having a pinkish usually healthy-looking complexion : blooming

c : marked by blushes

2

: characterized by or tending to promote optimism <a rosy outlook>

— ros·i·ness noun

Examples of ROSY

1. <rosy and cheerful after a day outside in the snow>
2. <that's a particularly rosy view of the economic situation, and one that may not be justified>

First Known Use of ROSY

14th century

Related to ROSY

Synonyms

blooming, florid, flush, full-blooded, glowing, red, ruddy, rubicund, sanguine

Antonyms

ashen, ashy, doughy, livid, lurid, mealy, pale, paled, palish, pallid, pasty, peaked, peaky, sallow, sallowish, wan

Related Words

bronzed, brown, suntanned, tanned; bloomy, blowsy (also blowzy), blushing, flushed, pink, pinkish, warm; cherubic

Near Antonyms

waxen, waxy; blanched, white, whitened; anemic, sick, sickly; bloodless, cadaverous; whey-faced, white-faced

Other Color Terms

argentine, cerise, cerulean, cyan, ocher, perse, puce, taupe, vermilion

Rhymes with ROSY

cozy, dozy, mosey, nosy, posy, prosy