Meaning of ROSY
| Pronunciation: | | 'rowzee
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- [adj] presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"; "rosy predictions"
- [adj] blush colored; "blushful mists"
- [adj] having the pinkish flush of health
- [adj] reflecting optimism; "a rosy future"; "looked at the world through rose-colored glasses"
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| | Synonyms: | | auspicious, blooming, blushful, chromatic, flushed, fortunate, healthy, hopeful, optimistic, rose-cheeked, rose-colored, rosy-cheeked |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ros"y\, a. [Compar. {Rosier}; superl. {Rosiest}.]
Resembling a rose in color, form, or qualities; blooming;
red; blushing; also, adorned with roses.
A smile that glowed Celestial rosy-red, love's proper
hue. --Milton.
While blooming youth and gay delight Sit thy rosy
cheeks confessed. --Prior.
Note: Rosy is sometimes used in the formation of
self?xplaining compounde; as, rosy-bosomed,
rosy-colored, rosy-crowned, rosy-fingered, rosy-tinted.
{Rosy cross}. See the Note under {Rosicrucian}, n.
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