😊 Optimistic 🌸 Pinkish color

rosy

35 3.2

Expecting good things in the future

adjective
/ˈroʊzi/

: esperanzador

I mean, don't get me wrong, it's not all rosy.
rosy picture
rosy prognosis
rosy future

I don't want to leave you with too rosy a picture.

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Examples

Seen from Tehran, the world today does not look as rosy as it did a few years ago.

Academic text (2011)
Many people believe that the future will be rosy for the new generation of leaders.
I thought we were planning a rosy future together.

Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
Where do I fit in to this rosy picture?

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
However, we only see the rosy part of the picture.

Academic text (2004)
The future of Turkish-Syrian relations seemed extremely rosy until the outbreak of the Arab upheavals in early 2011.

Academic text (2012)
Everything's looking rosy.

Turbulence (1997)
After receiving positive feedback on her proposal, she felt that the project's outlook was rosy.
With recent developments, the team's prospects for success look increasingly rosy.

Synonyms

optimistic

vsrosy

334 3.2

Expecting good things to happen in the future

is the same positive expectation about situations or the future

hopeful

vsrosy

181 1.8

Feeling positive and expecting a good result

is about general positive expectation rather than personal feeling

cheerful

vsrosy

99 1.0

Happy in a way you show with a smile or friendly actions

focuses on expecting good outcomes for the future rather than present mood

upbeat

vsrosy

76 3.8

Feeling cheerful and hopeful, sometimes too positive for the situation

is neutral positive expectation without implying excess

sanguine

vsrosy

12 7.4

Cheerful and hopeful in a difficult situation

is a general positive outlook not limited to difficult times

rose-colored

vsrosy

Informal

7 5.6

A view that is too hopeful and ignores problems

is positive expectation but without suggesting unrealism

Antonyms

bleak

80 4.7

Showing little hope or encouragement

gloomy

29 2.5

Feeling sad and without much hope

Idioms

to paint a rosy picture

Informal

2 6.4

To say a situation is better than it really is

everything in the garden is rosy

Informal

8.7

A situation that seems very good but may hide problems

Compounds

rosy-cheeked

8 2.8

Having pink cheeks that show good health

ring-around-the-rosy

Baby Talk

2 6.0

A children's game where players hold hands, walk in a circle, and fall down while singing

rosy outlook

1 3.7

A hopeful view of the future or a situation

rosy-colored

1 2.6

A light pink color like that of a rose

rosy prediction

1 4.8

A forecast that is too hopeful about how things will turn out

ring-a-rosy

Baby Talk

1 9.9

A children's game where players hold hands, move in a circle and fall down together

ring-around-a-rosy

Baby Talk

1 8.0

A children's game where players hold hands in a circle, sing, and fall down

rosy-purple

1 2.3

A purple shade with a pink tint

rosy boa

1 8.9

A small gentle snake with pinkish bands that lives among desert rocks

rosy perspective

1 6.1

A view that is too positive and ignores problems

How Optimistic

rosy

35 3.2

optimistic

334 3.2

hopeful

181 1.8

cautious

206 2.9

doubtful

14 3.0

pessimistic

59 3.9

Surface Forms

rosy positive

rosier comparative

rosiest superlative

Morphology

rosy = rose (semi-transparent) = rose + y

The optimistic sense is a metaphorical extension from the literal 'rose-coloured' or 'healthy' sense, so the formation is clear but the meaning has shifted.

Etymology

Rosy also got a second meaning from the pleasant image of the rose; because a rose looks warm and cheerful, people began to call a future or idea rosy to mean 'positive' or 'hopeful'. That's why saying something is rosy suggests you expect good things.