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rosy-purple

rosy-purple

2.3
A purple shade with a pink tint
  • adjective
translation icon : rosado púrpura
  • She chose a rosy-purple dress for the evening party.
  • rosy-purple flowers
  • rosy-purple blooms

Examples

  • The artist mixed red and blue to achieve a perfect rosy-purple shade.

  • The sunset painted the clouds a beautiful rosy-purple hue.

  • Wow! That sunset is so rosy-purple!

  • The rosy-purple flowers bloomed beautifully.

  • The garden was filled with rosy-purple blooms that attracted many butterflies.

  • In the sunset, the sky turned a beautiful shade of rosy-purple, blending with hints of pink.

  • We admired the rosy-purple petals of the flowers as they swayed gently in the breeze.

Synonyms

mauve
vsrosy-purple
10 5.8

A pale purple color with a slight pink or blue tint

is more vividly purple with a distinct rose or pink hint
red-purple
vsrosy-purple
1 2.8

A purple color with a clear red tint

moves away from redness toward a gentle rose or pink tone
pinkish-purple
vsrosy-purple
2.7

A light purple color with a touch of pink

has the same purple base but stresses a rose tinge
rose-purple
vsrosy-purple
4.2

A purple color with a slight pink shade

leans more toward a delicate rose or pinkish hue
pink-purple
vsrosy-purple
2.2

A purple color with a little pink

is similar but names the rosy nuance more explicitly
rose-mauve
vsrosy-purple
7.4

A light purple color with a pink tint

places more emphasis on the rose or pink tint
rose-lilac
vsrosy-purple
5.7

A pale purple color with a touch of pink

focuses more on the rose pink element over lilac
rose-lavender
vsrosy-purple
6.3

A pale purple color with a slight pink tone

is more about purple with a pinkish rose hint
pink-lavender
vsrosy-purple
4.8

A light purple color with a soft pink tint

is instead centered on purple warmed by a rose tint
pinkish-lavender
vsrosy-purple
3.7

A light purple with a soft pink tinge

leans more to purple that carries a rose tinge
rose
vsrosy-purple
1.5

Having a pale pink color like flower petals

is more purple based while keeping a pinkish touch
rosaceous
vsrosy-purple
9.9

Having a pale, dusty pink color like some roses

is brighter and more clearly purple with a rose tint
lilac-purple
vsrosy-purple
3.8

A light purple colour with a soft pink or blue tone

is richer in purple while showing a pinkish quality
reddish purple
vsrosy-purple
2.0

A purple color that has some red in it

is less red and instead shows a softer rose pink hint

How Pink

magenta
3.7
pink
43 1.0
rosy-purple
2.3
purplish
6 2.9
purple
229 1.0

Surface Forms

rosy-purple positive

Morphology

rosy-purple = rosy + purple (transparent) = rosy + purple

The compound is a straightforward hyphenated combination of two color adjectives; the meaning is directly the blending of 'rosy' and 'purple'.

Etymology

Rosy-purple combines rosy, from the flower rose which gives a 'pink' color, and purple, a deep color often linked with 'royalty'. So it means purple with a rose or pink touch.