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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹoʊzi/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹəʊzi/
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊzi
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English rosy; equivalent to rose + -y.
Adjective[edit]
rosy (comparative rosier, superlative rosiest)
- Rose-coloured.
- 1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 2, in An Autobiography, part II, London: Collins, →ISBN:
- 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.
- Resembling rose, as in scent of perfume.
- (figuratively) Optimistic.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
rose-coloured
optimistic
Verb[edit]
rosy (third-person singular simple present rosies, present participle rosying, simple past and past participle rosied)
- (transitive) To make pinkish in colour.
- 2014, Lynn Viehl, Disenchanted & Co.
- Two flags of color rosied the jut of his cheekbones, giving him an unexpectedly boyish look.
- 2014, Lynn Viehl, Disenchanted & Co.
- (transitive) To present in a deceptively optimistic or positive light.
- 2003, Mary Abbott, Family Affairs
- 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.
- 2003, Mary Abbott, Family Affairs
Etymology 2[edit]
From Cockney rhyming slang, Rosie Lee.
Alternative forms[edit]
- Rosie (more common spelling, as per the etymology)
Noun[edit]
rosy (uncountable)
Anagrams[edit]
Czech[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
rosy f
Lower Sorbian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
rosy
Malagasy[edit]
Noun[edit]
rosy
- The Russian language.
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
rosy f
- inflection of rosa:
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