rosy

/ˈroʊzi/

/ˈrʌʊzi/

Other forms: rosier; rosily; rosiest

Use the adjective rosy to describe something that's healthy and pink, like a child's rosy cheeks or a rosy lipstick.

A flushed face is rosy — it's the glowing pink color of a natural blush, and it implies good health. From this meaning comes the secondary one, "optimistic or lucky." If the future looks rosy to you, it appears that great things are going to happen, and if someone has a rosy nature, they're cheerful. Rosy is from rose and its Latin root, rosa.

Definitions of rosy

1. adjective

   having the pinkish flush of health
   synonyms: flushed, rose-cheeked, rosy-cheeked

   healthy

   having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
2. adjective

   of blush color
   synonyms: blushful

   chromatic

   being, having, or characterized by hue
3. adjective

   reflecting optimism
   “a rosy future”

   synonyms: rose-colored

   optimistic

   expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds
4. adjective

   presaging good fortune
   “rosy predictions”

   synonyms: fortunate

   auspicious

   auguring favorable circumstances and good luck