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Dictionary: ros·y   (') pronunciation
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
    1. Having the characteristic pink or red color of a rose.
    2. Flushed with a healthy glow: rosy cheeks.
  1. Consisting of, decorated with, or suggestive of a rose or roses.
  2. Bright or cheerful; optimistic: rosy predictions.
rosily ros'i·ly adv.
rosiness ros'i·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Of a healthy reddish color: blooming, florid, flush, flushed, full-blooded, glowing, rubicund, ruddy, sanguine. See colors/colorless.
  2. Expecting a favorable outcome or dwelling on hopeful aspects: optimistic, Panglossian, roseate, rose-colored, sanguine. Informal upbeat. Idioms: looking on the bright side, looking through rose-colored glasses. See hope/despair.

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adj

Definition: cheerful, hopeful
Antonyms: depressing, gloomy, hopeless, sad

adj

Definition: pink, reddish in color
Antonyms: pale


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The adjective has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: reflecting optimism
  Synonym: rose-colored

Meaning #2: having the pinkish flush of health
  Synonyms: blooming, flushed, rose-cheeked, rosy-cheeked

Meaning #3: blush colored
  Synonym: blushful

Meaning #4: presaging good fortune
  Synonyms: fortunate, hopeful


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - rosenfarvet, rosenrød, blomstrende

Nederlands (Dutch)
rooskleurig, blozend, rozig

Français (French)
adj. - rose, rosé, prometteur

Deutsch (German)
adj. - rosig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ροδαλός, ρόδινος, αισιόδοξος, ευοίωνος, χαρωπός

Italiano (Italian)
roseo, rosso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - corado, róseo

Русский (Russian)
розовый, порозовевший, радужный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sonrosado, de color de rosa, rosado, rubicundo, prometedor, optimista

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - rosig, rosenfärgad, rosen-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
玫瑰色的, 玫瑰红的, 脸红的, 红润的, 美好的, 乐观的, 光明的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 玫瑰色的, 玫瑰紅的, 臉紅的, 紅潤的, 美好的, 樂觀的, 光明的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 장미빛의, 발그레한, 장미로 만든

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - バラ色の, 血色のよい, 明るい, 楽観的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) وردي, متورد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ורוד (לחי, עתיד), אופטימי‬


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