rosy

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹəʊzi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹoʊzi/ (Australian) IPA(key): /ˈɹəʉzi/ Rhymes: -əʊzi === Etymology 1 === From Middle English rosy; equivalent to rose +‎ -y. ==== Adjective ==== rosy (comparative rosier, superlative rosiest) Rose-coloured. Synonyms: rose-hued, rose-tinted Hypernym: pink Near-synonyms: rosish, rubicund Of any reddish hue from bright pink to the color of ruddy cheeks in a light-skinned person. Otherwise resembling a rose, as for example in scent of perfume. (figuratively) Optimistic. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== rosy (third-person singular simple present rosies, present participle rosying, simple past and past participle rosied) (transitive) To make pinkish in colour. (transitive) To present in a deceptively optimistic or positive light. === Etymology 2 === A variant of Rosie, an ellipsis of Rosie Lee. ==== Noun ==== rosy (uncountable) (Cockney rhyming slang) Alternative spelling of Rosie (“tea”). === Anagrams === Roys, roys, sory, Syro-, RYOs == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈrosɪ] === Noun === rosy f genitive singular of rosa == Lower Sorbian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈrɔsɨ] === Noun === rosy dative singular of rosa locative singular of rosa nominative dual of rosa accusative dual of rosa == Malagasy == === Noun === rosy The Russian language. == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɔ.sɘ/ Rhymes: -ɔsɘ Syllabification: ro‧sy === Noun === rosy f inflection of rosa: genitive singular nominative/accusative/vocative plural