rosy

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English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

rosy (comparative rosier, superlative rosiest)

  1. 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.
  2. Resembling rose, as in scent of perfume.
  3. (figuratively) Optimistic.
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Verb

rosy (third-person singular simple present rosies, present participle rosying, simple past and past participle rosied)

  1. (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.
  2. (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.

Etymology 2

Alternative form of Rosie, an ellipsis of Rosie Lee.

Noun

rosy (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of Rosie (“tea”).
    I fancy a cup of rosy.

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Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

rosy f

  1. genitive singular of rosa

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

Noun

rosy

  1. dative singular of rosa
  2. locative singular of rosa
  3. nominative dual of rosa
  4. accusative dual of rosa

Malagasy

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Noun

rosy

  1. The Russian language.

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔ.sɘ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔsɘ
  • Syllabification: ro‧sy

Noun

rosy f

  1. inflection of rosa:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural
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