Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rosy"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rosy \Ros"y\, a. [Compar. {Rosier}; superl. {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.
Note: Rosy is sometimes used in the formation of
self?xplaining compounde; as, rosy-bosomed,
rosy-colored, rosy-crowned, rosy-fingered, rosy-tinted.
{Rosy cross}. See the Note under {Rosicrucian}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
rosy
adj 1: reflecting optimism; "a rosy future"; "looked at the world
through rose-colored glasses" [syn: {rose-colored}]
2: having the pinkish flush of health [syn: {blooming}, {flushed},
{rose-cheeked}, {rosy-cheeked}]
3: blush colored; "blushful mists" [syn: {blushful}]
4: presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go
to medical school"; "rosy predictions" [syn: {fortunate},
{hopeful}]
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