rosyros‧y /ˈrəʊzi $ ˈroʊ-/ adjective (comparative rosier, superlative rosiest) 
a company that sees a rosy future for itself Letters to relatives in Europe painted a rosy picture of life in the United States.2pink: the kids' rosy cheeks
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- rosy cheeks
- a rosy financial report
- Things were looking less rosy all of a sudden.
- And that figure paints a misleadingly rosy picture.
- In fact, from then on the rest of the evening seemed to be bathed in a glorious, rosy light.
- Private economists counter that the rosy statistics hide serious problems.
- She looked like a virgin who cleaned her teeth after every meal and delighted to take great bites from rosy apples.
- Thanks to Douglas, her future was rosy.
- The rosy outlook for equity prices over the near-term meshes with my bullish forecast for 30-year Treasury bonds.
- The smells were wrong, and the thin rosy sunlight, and how the men seemed wrapped inside them-selves.
- There will be dot.com casualties and job layoffs, and tech stocks will look less rosy.
THESAURUS
believing that good things will happen: · I’m optimistic about our chances of winning.· an optimistic view of the future
believing that what you hope for will happen: · The test results made him feel more hopeful about his chances of recovery.
thinking about what is good in a situation, rather than what is bad: · Try to be more positive about your work.· She has a very positive attitude to life.
having a cheerful attitude and showing that you expect to succeed, or that a situation will get better, especially the economic or political situation: · The prime minister was upbeat, predicting that the economy would soon come out of recession.· an upbeat message about the party’s chances of winning the election
feeling confident about the future – used especially when talking the economic situation, or a company’s chances of success: · He’s very bullish about the company’s prospects.· Stockmarket analysts expect the bullish trend to continue.
formal hopeful and not worried about what will happen in the future, especially when the situation seems difficult – a very formal use: · Koons himself somehow remains sanguine in the face of all the criticism.· Other commentators are less sanguine, and fear that the world economy is on the verge of recession.
if the future or your life seems rosy, it seems good and you expect good things to happen: · The future looks rosy for the team.· Returning soldiers found life less rosy than they had hoped.· The price of oil keeps going up, and things look pretty rosy for the big oil companies.
to consider the good parts of a situation, which seems bad in many other ways – used especially when telling someone that they should do this: · Look on the bright side – it could have been a lot worse.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a company that sees a rosy future for itself Letters to relatives in Europe painted a rosy picture of life in the United States. the kids' rosy cheeksCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a red-cheeked plump old fellow Dickens painted a grim picture of Victorian life.
1seeming to offer hope of success or happiness: a company that sees a rosy future for itself Letters to relatives in Europe painted a rosy picture of life in the United States. the kids' rosy cheeks a red-cheeked plump old fellow (=healthy and pink – used about women or children)
Dickens painted a grim picture of Victorian life. (=giving the impression that something is or will be good)· That figure paints a misleadingly rosy picture.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Durkheim, by contrast, maintained a considerably less rosy picture of how social life used to be.· In other places, the picture was less rosy.· Certainly the AgriBusiness side of it looks less rosy than it did even two years ago.· There will be dot.com casualties and job layoffs, and tech stocks will look less rosy.· For the data base user, however, life is less rosy.· I quickly learned that there was another, less rosy, dimension to being back home.· The market may look less rosy than it did 18 months ago but the long-term prospects are healthy.· The ranks of the discontented were also swelled by returning soldiers who found things less rosy than they had hoped.
· But, despite restructuring, things weren't so rosy at the manufacturing division.· The true profit picture is not so rosy.· The prospects for his movement, however, were not so rosy.· McWilliams may have plenty of options, but things don't look so rosy for his team-mate Harada.
NOUN· Billy Brown had rosy cheeks, blue eyes and smiled all the time.· Carefully paint eyes, a nose, a mouth and rosy cheeks on to the pixie's face.· Her own rosy cheeks were so countrified.
· I was on my way home, bathed in a rosy glow.· Not since the surprise smash hit of the year cast a rosy glow over Shore's vehicle.· In its rosy glow, Sara, still lying on the floor, saw Matthew.
· Durkheim, by contrast, maintained a considerably less rosy picture of how social life used to be.· But this is not the rosy picture it first appears.· And that figure paints a misleadingly rosy picture.· He did paint a kind of rosy picture, didn't he?
a company that sees a rosy future for itself Letters to relatives in Europe painted a rosy picture of life in the United States.2pink: the kids' rosy cheeks