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rosiness

rosiness

1 3.1
A pink or red color in the cheeks showing good health and happiness
  • noun
  • /ˈroʊzɪnəs/
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  • After a brisk walk, he noticed a delightful rosiness in his cheeks, indicating his good health.

Examples

  • Ooh, there's some very obvious like rosiness in this shimmer right here.

  • The child's rosiness made her look healthy and cheerful on that chilly day.

  • But the cheeks, the rosiness, the flush that they have.

  • Well, there is a slight rosiness in the laryngeal region.

  • Once it has a foothold, they can ratchet up the rosiness gradually.

    Blog text (32)
  • They say nothing takes the rosiness from the cheeks... as fast as personal fornication.

  • She also urged JEH not to paint a picture of unwarranted rosiness.

    Academic text (2009)
  • I took a scorching hot bath to try to subside my cramps, but the rosiness just won't go away.

  • I should have called someone, she thought, opening the door to Louisa's face, which was every bit as terrifying as JJ could have imagined it—the rosiness gone, the stare sharpened.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Her cheeks glowed with a natural rosiness after spending time in the sun.

Synonyms

rose
vsrosiness
54 1.0

A pale pink color like many flower petals

is about a natural cheek color implying health or a warm glow
blush
vsrosiness
11 1.0

A pink or red color in the cheeks from strong feelings such as embarrassment

describes a glow mainly from health or cheerfulness rather than emotion
bloom
vsrosiness
6 3.2

A healthy, rosy color in the cheeks

is more general indicating a cheek glow from health or cheerfulness
redness
vsrosiness
3 1.1

The red color of a thing, like cheeks, flowers or the sunset

marks a milder pinkish or reddish cheek glow showing health or cheerfulness
pinkness
vsrosiness
1 1.0

A light red color like the shade of roses

is specific to a cheek glow that suggests health or cheerfulness
ruddiness
vsrosiness
1 7.0

A red color on a person's face that shows they are healthy

is a broader pinkish or reddish glow also suggesting cheerfulness
reddishness
vsrosiness
3.6

A slight red color on something like skin or sky

focuses more on cheeks and positive appearance than on a plain red color

Antonyms

7 7.7

A yellow or pale brown skin color that looks unhealthy

3 4.3

A face that looks very light in colour because of illness, fear, or lack of sun

How Rosy

redness
3 1.1
rosiness
1 3.1
pinkness
1 1.0

Surface Forms

rosiness singular
rosinesses plural

Morphology

rosiness = rosy (transparent) = rosy + ness

Formed by the regular noun-forming suffix '-ness' added to the adjective 'rosy', so the meaning is directly predictable from 'rosy'.

Etymology

Rosiness comes from rosy, which comes from rose, the flower and the color 'pink' or 'red', and the ending -ness turns it into a word meaning 'being rosy'. So, rosiness is the pink glow in the cheeks that shows health or cheerfulness.