'Rosy' definitions:
Definition of 'rosy'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Reflecting optimism; "a rosy future"; "looked at the world through rose-colored glasses" [syn: rose-colored, rosy]
adjective
Having the pinkish flush of health [syn: flushed, rose- cheeked, rosy, rosy-cheeked]
adjective
Of blush color; "blushful mists" [syn: blushful, rosy]
adjective
Presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"; "rosy predictions" [syn: fortunate, rosy]
Definition of 'Rosy'
From: GCIDE
- Rosy \Ros"y\, a. [Compar. Rosier; superl. Rosiest.] Resembling a rose in color, form, or qualities; blooming; red; blushing; also, adorned with roses. [1913 Webster]
- A smile that glowed Celestial rosy-red, love's proper hue. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- While blooming youth and gay delight Sit thy rosy cheeks confessed. --Prior. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Rosy is sometimes used in the formation of self?xplaining compounde; as, rosy-bosomed, rosy-colored, rosy-crowned, rosy-fingered, rosy-tinted. [1913 Webster]
- Rosy cross. See the Note under Rosicrucian, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'rosy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- auspicious,
- balmy,
- beaming,
- blithe,
- blithesome,
- blooming,
- blossoming,
- blowzed,
- blowzy,
- blushing,
- booming,
- bright,
- bright and sunny,
- burnt,
- cerise,
- cheerful,
- cheery,
- cherry,
- chiliastic,
- clear,
- coral,
- couleur de rose,
- elated,
- encouraging,
- eupeptic,
- euphoric,
- exalted,
- exhilarated,
- exuberant,
- fair,
- fat,
- favorable,
- florid,
- flourishing,
- flowering,
- flush,
- flushed,
- fresh,
- fresh as April,
- fruiting,
- full-blooded,
- genial,
- glad,
- gladsome,
- glowing,
- going strong,
- green,
- halcyon,
- happy,
- hectic,
- high,
- hopeful,
- in full swing,
- in good case,
- in good spirits,
- in high spirits,
- incarnadine,
- irrepressible,
- laughing,
- Leibnizian,
- likely,
- millenarian,
- millennialistic,
- of good cheer,
- optimistic,
- palmy,
- perfectibilitarian,
- perfectionist,
- pink,
- pinkish,
- pinky,
- piping,
- pleasant,
- primrose,
- promising,
- prospering,
- radiant,
- red,
- red-complexioned,
- red-faced,
- red-fleshed,
- reddish,
- riant,
- rose,
- rose-colored,
- rose-hued,
- rose-red,
- roseate,
- rosy-cheeked,
- rubicund,
- ruby,
- ruddy,
- ruddy-complexioned,
- ruddy-faced,
- salmon,
- sanguine,
- sanguineous,
- sleek,
- smiling,
- sparkling,
- sunburned,
- sunny,
- thriving,
- upbeat,
- utopian,
- vigorous,
- winsome,
- youthful