Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being rosy, or of resembling the rose in color.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality of being rosy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The quality of being
rosy .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a healthy reddish complexion
- noun a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
- noun a dusty pink color
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Examples
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I'm not sure I see where the "rosiness" and "idealisation" of his home culture are coming in -- it's his home culture, after all, so he's probably not "idealising" it, the way, say, an American might idealise foreign cultures of which he has limited experience.
Qutb's bad hair day. Ann Althouse 2006
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Cheeks: To enhance the natural rosiness of the cheeks, sweep a matte blush along the cheekbone towards the hair line.
Napoleon Perdis: Witty in Pink: Celebrating the Most Flattering Makeup Shade Napoleon Perdis 2010
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Cheeks: To enhance the natural rosiness of the cheeks, sweep a matte blush along the cheekbone towards the hair line.
Napoleon Perdis: Witty in Pink: Celebrating the Most Flattering Makeup Shade Napoleon Perdis 2010
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Cheeks: To enhance the natural rosiness of the cheeks, sweep a matte blush along the cheekbone towards the hair line.
Napoleon Perdis: Witty in Pink: Celebrating the Most Flattering Makeup Shade Napoleon Perdis 2010
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I feel that they will rather put your delightful rosiness down to the exertions of the dance.
Shameless KAREN ROBARDS 2010
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I wear a pink shirt that brings out the rosiness of my cheeks.
CSS: Shaping the New You Jack Canfield 2010
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But because we just can't approach this weekend's Hallmark holiday Father's Day with anything approaching rosiness, today we offer a list of celebrity pops who could stand to work on their parenting skills.
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Once it has a foothold, they can ratchet up the rosiness gradually.
Will the party of “no” be able to stop the immigration reform and climate change bills? 2010
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I feel that they will rather put your delightful rosiness down to the exertions of the dance.
Shameless KAREN ROBARDS 2010
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I wear a pink shirt that brings out the rosiness of my cheeks.
CSS: Shaping the New You Jack Canfield 2010
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