Synonyms for rosy
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Rose-colored — rose-coloured
rose-colored, optimistic, roseate, ruddy, rose-tinted, rose-pink, rose-hued, reddish, rubicund, rosish
2. Rosy-cheeked
Definitions
- adj. 1
Rose-coloured.
Near-synonyms: rosish, rubicund
- adj. 2
Of any reddish hue from bright pink to the color of ruddy cheeks in a light-skinned person.
Related words
- Word family
- rosiness rosybells rosy-cheeked rosish
- Phrases
- rosy starling rosy pastor rosy tern
- Is a kind of
- pink
Example sentences
- optimistic Tom told Mary that he thought John was optimistic.
- ruddy My beloved is white and ruddy, chosen out of thousands.
- promising Tom says he doesn't remember promising to do that.
- blooming The mountain ash is blooming. It's time to sow flax.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| rosy | rising | |
| optimistic | steady | |
| ruddy | rising | |
| roseate | steady | |
| promising | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- fresh1, ruddy2
- 6 letters
- rosish
- 7 letters
- reddish2, flushed1, roseate3
- 8 letters
- blooming2, blushing2, rubicund, blushful
- 9 letters
- promising3, fortunate3
- 10 letters
- optimistic4, auspicious3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ruddy2 = 2 syllables).