rosy

Everyday

1. Pink or pinkish-red, like a rose, especially of cheeks or skin. tree →
2. Hopeful and likely to be good: «a rosy future». tree →
3. (in phrases) «Ring a Ring o' Roses» and «everything's rosy» mean things are fine. tree →

In the lessons

In stories it describes healthy faces («rosy cheeks» from cold or exercise) or sunsets. In everyday talk and news it means hopeful: «the future looks rosy». «Look at the world through rose-tinted (rose-coloured) glasses» means seeing only the good. Phrases: «rosy cheeks», «a rosy picture», «not all rosy».

Examples

• She came in from the snow with rosy cheeks. tree →
• The sky turned rosy at dawn. tree →
• The future looks rosy for our team. tree →
• Things are not all rosy at the factory. tree →
• The baby has rosy little toes. tree →
• He painted a rosy picture of the holiday, but it rained all week. tree →
• The Fox immediately had rosy visions of a very delicious breakfast. tree →

Note

Comparative: rosier, rosiest (y changes to i). «Everything's rosy» is informal and can be said with sarcasm. Myth: «Ring a Ring o' Roses» is often said to be about the plague, but historians find no evidence for that.