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rose

rose

3 1.0
A pale pink color like many flower petals
  • noun
  • /roʊz/
: rosa
  • The walls of the bedroom are painted in a soft rose shade that creates a calming atmosphere.
  • rose-colored glasses
  • a rose skirt

It's the Rose shade of the AOA Jelly jam.

Examples

  • Her shirtwaist was a dusty pink, like autumn roses, with a tiny figure in it.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • So it's a a mid tone rose pink with blue undertones.

  • It's like a rose metallic type of color.

  • This one is a mix of pink rose and apricot.

  • Because you are like a pink rose, Cousin Cecily.

  • They're like kind of dusty rose, sort of deep.

  • We finally decided on rose blush for the canopy.

  • The lining of the box and the woman's shoulder are rendered in the same rose and white.

    Academic text (1993)
  • So that is the shade Ashes of roses, a muted rose.

  • Nice dusty rose colors and lots of plums going on.

Synonyms

pink
vsrose
567 1.0

A light red color often seen in flowers or clothes

is more muted and dustier, like a faded floral shade
reddish-pink
vsrose
1 1.3

A pink color that looks a little red

is milder and more muted, not strongly red-leaning
carnation
vsrose
1 3.0

A soft pink color that is slightly red

is softer and less red, showing a muted floral tint
pinkish-white
vsrose
1 2.7

A white color with a light pink tint

is visibly more colored and dustier than the near-white tint
white-pink
vsrose
1 3.1

A very light pink color that is almost white

is deeper and dustier, not as pale or white-tinged
old rose
vsrose
1 5.7

A soft greyish-pink colour like faded rose petals

is fresher and less grey, keeping a dusty floral warmth
lilac-pink
vsrose
1 3.5

A light pink color with a slight purple tint

is more neutral warm and does not show a purple hint
rose quartz
vsrose
1 3.6

A pale pink color used in design and fashion

is dustier and slightly deeper, resembling natural flower color
violet-pink
vsrose
1 3.3

A pale pink color with a little purple

is warmer and lacks the subtle purple coolness

Idioms

3 6.1

To appear in a good way after a problem

2 9.2

The first excitement has gone

1 9.9

A phrase people say to make fun of someone who brags

under the rose
  • Literature
1 9.5

In secret so only a few people know

Every good thing has some problems

1 9.1

A pleasant person placed between two less pleasant people

Compounds

32 1.1

A garden where people grow roses for decoration and display

8 5.1

A way of seeing things as better than they are and ignoring problems

2 5.1

A pale pink see-through stone used for jewelry and decoration

2 3.1

A scented liquid that people make by soaking rose petals in water for cooking and skin care

2 7.4

A woman seen as a classic English beauty with fair skin and delicate features

2 3.7

A small red or orange fruit of a rose plant used for tea, jam, and medicine

1 7.7

A small plant with a thick swollen stem and bright pink or white flowers grown in warm places

1 4.6

Having a light pink color

A bush with large bell-shaped pink, purple or white flowers that people grow in gardens

1 3.7

A strong scented oil made from rose petals used in perfume and skin care

1 8.2

A large round window with colored glass and stone patterns like a flower, often in cathedrals

1 3.8

A garden bush with large pink or yellow flowers that have a nice smell

1 7.2

A climbing rose with loose clusters of small sweet smelling flowers

1 7.3

A too positive view of the past that ignores problems

Seeing things in a very positive way that ignores problems

1 9.1

A bush with white flowers and bright red berries often grown in gardens

1 7.3

A common North American beetle whose young live on roots and adults eat leaves and flowers

1 6.7

A wild rose bush that has prickly stems and pink or white flowers

winter rose
  • Specialized
1 6.7

A European plant that keeps green leaves and has white or purple flowers in winter

1 9.5

A plant with small yellow flowers that grows in dry rocky places

1 1.0

A part of a garden where rose bushes grow

1 3.8

Plants like roses, apple trees, and cherry trees that have five petals

1 4.5

Having pink cheeks that show someone is healthy or young

wind rose
  • Specialized
1 8.3

A chart showing how often and how strong winds blow from each direction

A plant with pink flowers and scented leaves used for perfume

1 5.7

A soft greyish-pink colour like faded rose petals

A climbing rose that has sweet-smelling white flowers and is grown in gardens

1 4.4

Water scented with rose petals for use in food and skin care

1 8.6

A nearly thornless climbing rose with evergreen leaves and pale yellow or white single flowers

1 8.4

A garden plant with thick green leaves and purplish green flowers that blooms in early spring

1 4.2

A purple color with a slight pink shade

1 5.4

Having a slight pink colour like a rose

1 6.8

A large pink rose with a strong sweet smell grown for rose oil

1 7.4

A small bush with bright red flowers that grows in mountains

1 7.8

A small evergreen shrub with pretty pink or white flowers and scented leaves that grows in dry sunny places

1 7.4

A light purple color with a pink tint

1 4.4

A tall flowering plant with large bright flowers often grown in gardens

A plant with white or pale purple rose-like flowers that bloom in winter often near Christmas

1 8.3

An evergreen shrub with narrow leaves and fragrant white, pink, or red flower clusters that is poisonous

rose of Jericho
  • Literature
1 9.8

A desert plant that curls into a ball when dry and opens when wet

1 8.3

A tropical tree that produces fragrant, edible fruit like a small apple

1 3.6

A pale pink color used in design and fashion

1 7.4

A large tropical shrub with big red flowers grown for its bright blooms

1 9.9

A low shrub with rough stems and spreading roots that makes flat clusters of small flowers

1 6.5

A small shiny green beetle whose young eat roots and adults eat leaves and flowers

A glossy black bird with a pink back and belly found mainly in Asia

A strong bush with small flower groups used for hedges or grafting

A rose that grows fast and makes many small flower clusters

1 9.5

A plant that lives for many years with silvery fuzzy leaves and bright red flowers

1 9.6

A plant that grows from a bulb with drooping pink flower clusters

1 6.3

A low spreading plant with many small bright flowers for sunny gardens

1 9.9

A woody plant from the southeastern United States that has yellow flowers

1 6.7

A rose from China that blooms most of the year and helps make many garden roses

1 8.4

A small tree or shrub with large flowers that change from white to deep red through pink as they age

1 9.6

A low plant with pink flowers that grows on cliffs and rocky coasts and is used as ground cover

rose chestnut
  • Indian
1 9.9

A large evergreen tree from India with white sweet-smelling flowers and very hard wood used for building

rose gum
  • Australian
1 8.2

A very tall eucalyptus tree from eastern Australia grown for its strong wood and for parks

1 5.7

A pale purple color with a touch of pink

A pale purple color with a slight pink tone

A small bush rose from China that people used to make many garden roses and that blooms all year

bog rose
  • Canadian
9.9

A flower that grows in bogs with one fragrant bright-pink bloom and wide open petals

coffee rose
  • Indian
9.9

A tropical shrub with shiny leaves and sweet-smelling flowers that open at night

A warm pinkish-brown color used for clothes and rooms

A showy shrub that grows in salt marshes and has large pink flowers

A Chinese bush with large flowers that change from white or pink to deep red in a day

8.4

A small tree with large flowers that change from white or pink to deep red in one day

9.9

A small plant with tight groups of soft woolly flowers

baby rose
  • Specialized
4.0

A small rose bush that grows strongly and makes many small flowers used for hedges and grafting

mus rose
  • Specialized
9.9

A rose with small white or pink flowers and a faint sweet smell

7.7

A small plant with bright yellow, white, or red flowers that grows on rocky ground

A small insect that eats the leaves and flowers of roses

8.4

A large shrub or small tree with spiky stems and pink flower clusters used in gardens

8.3

A fragrant oval tropical fruit with a sweet, floral taste

How Pink

magenta
5 3.7
fuchsia
13 6.4
rose
3 1.0
pink
172 1.0
blush
22 2.8

Surface Forms

rose singular
roses plural

Etymology

Rose as a color name comes from the flower rosa, because people named the soft, pale pink of its petals after the plant. So a 'rose' color means the gentle, dusty pink you see in rose petals.