primrosy
/ˈprɪmrəʊzi/(also primrosey)
adjective
1Abounding in or characterized by primroses; of or belonging to a primrose; resembling a primrose, especially in colour.
2 Figurative. Easy or pleasurable.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Mary Russell Mitford (1787–1855), playwright and writer. From primrose + -y, probably originally after rosy. In sense 2 after Primrose League.
- centralism
- centralist
- centrality
- centralization
- centralize
- central locking
- centrally
- central nervous system
- Central Park
- Central Powers
- central processing unit
- central processor
- central reservation
- central tendency
- Central time
- Central Valley
- centre
- centre back
- centre bit
- centreboard
- centre chief
- centred
- centredness
- centre field
- centre fielder