rosy

Other forms of rosy

comparative or superlative

rosier

comparative or superlative

rosiest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about rosy

What does rosy mean?

rosy means "reflecting optimism". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in rosy?

rosy has 2 syllables: ro-sy. The stress falls on "ro". In IPA it is /ˈɹoʊzi/.

What is another word for rosy?

Close synonyms include rose-colored, flushed, rose-cheeked, rosy-cheeked, blushful. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rosy a common word?

rosy is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.