everything in the garden is rosy
Things are going well; everything is fine.
rosy
UK /ˈɹəʊzi/ US /ˈɹoʊzi/
adj 4name 4verb 2noun 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
all, beautiful, light, round
VERB + ROSY
aren't, flowers, graced, kissed, looking, see, ship
ROSY + NOUN
beams, bower, caresses, cheeks, fingers, heavens, hue, innocence
PREP.
in, in, on, with
ADV.
again, instead, then
Definitions
adj
1
Rose-coloured.
Near-synonyms: rosish, rubicund
2
Of any reddish hue from bright pink to the color of ruddy cheeks in a light-skinned person.
If I close my eyes I can see Marie today as I saw her then. Round, rosy face, snub nose, dark hair piled up in a chignon.
3
Otherwise resembling a rose, as for example in scent of perfume.
4
Optimistic.
verb
1
To make pinkish in colour.
Two flags of color rosied the jut of his cheekbones, giving him an unexpectedly boyish look.
2
To present in a deceptively optimistic or positive light.
In suburban Kent, the owners of the Chislehurst Caves recognised their potential as communal shelters. Nottingham people used the caves under the castle. Retrospect has rosied the accounts of shelter life.
noun
1
Alternative spelling of Rosie (“tea”).
I fancy a cup of rosy.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — presaging good fortune
adjective — of blush color
- blushful
adjective — having the pinkish flush of health
- flushed
- rose-cheeked
- rosy-cheeked
adjective — reflecting optimism
- rose-colored
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
paint a rosy picture
To describe a situation or prospective set of events in an upbeat, optimistic manner.
Censored dispatches painted a rosy picture of Soviet plenty, but uncensored reports told a different story […] [with] Soviet bureaucracy malfunctioning as usual.
Example Bank
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Near-synonyms: rosish, rubicund
Wiktionary02
If I close my eyes I can see Marie today as I saw her then. Round, rosy face, snub nose, dark hair piled up in a chignon.
Wiktionary03
Two flags of color rosied the jut of his cheekbones, giving him an unexpectedly boyish look.
Wiktionary04
In suburban Kent, the owners of the Chislehurst Caves recognised their potential as communal shelters. Nottingham people used the caves under the castle. Retrospect has rosied the accounts of shelter
Wiktionary05
I fancy a cup of rosy.
Wiktionary06
His prospects are not so rosy as you suppose.
Tatoeba · #287025Usage Notes
i Register
In some senses, rosy is marked as figuratively. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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