rose-cheeked
- adjective
- After spending the afternoon in the garden, she returned home with rose-cheeked cheeks from the fresh air.
Examples
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Mao Zeitung here is portrayed as relentlessly active, rosy cheeked, omnipresent.
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The children ran outside, laughing and playing with their rose-cheeked faces glowing in the sun.
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The baby cooed happily, her rose-cheeked smile lighting up the room.
Synonyms
A pink or light red color that shows good health
Having a healthy red color, often on the face or cheeks
A light red color that looks slightly pale
Having pink cheeks that show good health
Having a light pink color
A light red color like a rose
A thing that has a small amount of pink in its color
A light pink color like that of a rose
A pink color that looks a little red
A face that looks healthy and rosy
Having a light pink or rosy color
Having a soft pink color like a pale rose
Cheeks that look red from strong feeling, heat or exercise
Having a slight pink colour like a rose
Having a pink or light red color like the flower rose
Having a pale pink color like flower petals
A soft pink color like a rose petal
Having a pale, dusty pink color like some roses
Having a red or pink color
A pink or rosy color like fresh flowers
Antonyms
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Etymology
Rose-cheeked combines rose (the flower known for its pink color) and cheeked (meaning having cheeks). So it describes someone with 'pink' cheeks, like the healthy, youthful look of a rose.