rosier
/ˈɹəʊzi.ə(ɹ)/
rosier is the comparative form of rosy.
Meaning of rosy
Adjective
rosy (comparative rosier, superlative rosiest)
- Rose-coloured.
- Near-synonyms: rosish, rubicund
- Synonyms:
- rose-hued, rose-tinted, rosish, rubicund
- Of any reddish hue from bright pink to the color of ruddy cheeks in a light-skinned person.
- If I close my eyes I can see Marie today as I saw her then. Round, rosy face, snub nose, dark hair piled up in a chignon.1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 2, in An Autobiography, part II, London: Collins, →ISBN
- Otherwise resembling a rose, as for example in scent of perfume.
- Optimistic.
Noun
IPA/ˈɹəʊzjə(ɹ)/
rosier (plural rosiers)
- Synonym of rosebush.
- on the top ſtood five trees: the firſt was an olive tree, on which hanged a ſhield of the armes of the church of Rome; the ſecond was a pyne aple tree, with the arms of the emperor; the third was a roſyer, with the armes of England; the fourth a braunche of lylies, bearing the armes of France; and...a. 1548 (date written), Edward Hall, Richard Grafton, “(please specify the part of the work)”, in The Vnion of the Two Noble and Illustre Famelies of Lancastre & Yorke, […], London: […] Richardi...
- Ne other tire ſhe on her head did weare,
But crowned with a garland of ſweete roſiere.1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto IX”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, page 19
- Synonyms:
- rosebush
Proper noun capitalized: Rosier
Rosier (plural Rosiers)
- A surname.
Synonyms of rosier
Forms of rosier
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | rosiers |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Rosiers |
Origin of rosier
By surface analysis, ros(y) + -ier, or, by surface analysis, rosy + -er.
From Old French rosier. Doublet of rosary.
Words that rhyme with rosier
Questions about rosier
- What does rosier mean?
- Rosier means synonym of rosebush.
- What is rosier the comparative form of?
- Rosier is the comparative form of rosy.
- What part of speech is rosier?
- Rosier can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce rosier?
- Rosier is pronounced /ˈɹəʊzi.ə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of rosier?
- The plural of rosier is rosiers.
Words near rosier in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: rosier (page history and authors); Rosier (page history and authors); rosy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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