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Webster 1913 Edition

Rosy

Ros′y

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Rosier
;
sup
erl.
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.
☞ Rosy is sometimes used in the formation of self[GREEK]xplaining compounde; as, rosy-bosomed, rosy-colored, rosy-crowned, rosy-fingered, rosy-tinted.
Rosy cross
.
See the Note under
Rosicrucian
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Rosy

RO'SY

,
Adj.
[from rose.]
1.
Resembling a rose in color or qualities; blooming; red; blushing; charming.
While blooming youth and gay delight sit on thy rosy check contest.
The rosy morn resigns her light.
2.
Made in the form of a rose.

Definition 2024

rosy

rosy

English

Adjective

rosy ‎(comparative rosier, superlative rosiest)

  1. Rose-coloured.
    • 1977, Agatha Christie, An Autobiography, Part II, chapter2:
      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. Optimistic.
Translations

Etymology 2

From Cockney rhyming slang, "Rosie Lee".

Alternative forms

  • Rosie (more common spelling, as per the etymology)

Noun

rosy ‎(uncountable)

  1. (slang, Britain) tea
    I wish a cup of Rosy.
    I fancy a cup of rosy lee.

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrɔsɨ]

Noun

rosy

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

Malagasy

Noun

rosy

  1. The Russian language.

Etymology

From rose +‎ -y

Pronunciation

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