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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (4)

1. reflecting optimism;
- Example: "a rosy future"
- Example: "looked at the world through rose-colored glasses"
[syn: rose-colored, rosy]

2. having the pinkish flush of health;
[syn: flushed, rose-cheeked, rosy, rosy-cheeked]

3. of blush color;
- Example: "blushful mists"
[syn: blushful, rosy]

4. presaging good fortune;
- Example: "she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"
- Example: "rosy predictions"
[syn: fortunate, rosy]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

rosy adj 1: reflecting optimism; "a rosy future"; "looked at the world through rose-colored glasses" [syn: rose-colored, rosy] 2: having the pinkish flush of health [syn: flushed, rose- cheeked, rosy, rosy-cheeked] 3: of blush color; "blushful mists" [syn: blushful, rosy] 4: presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"; "rosy predictions" [syn: fortunate, rosy]