different between rosy vs successful
rosy
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??o?zi/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /????zi/
- Rhymes: -??zi
Etymology 1
From rose +? -y
Adjective
rosy (comparative rosier, superlative rosiest)
- Rose-coloured.
- 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.
- Resembling rose, as in scent of perfume.
- (figuratively) Optimistic.
Derived terms
- paint a rosy picture
Translations
Etymology 2
From Cockney rhyming slang, Rosie Lee.
Alternative forms
- Rosie (more common spelling, as per the etymology)
Noun
rosy (uncountable)
- (slang, Britain) tea
- I wish a cup of Rosy.
- I fancy a cup of rosy lee.
Anagrams
- Syro-, roys, sory
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?ros?]
Noun
rosy f
- genitive singular of rosa
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?r?s?]
Noun
rosy
- dative singular of rosa
- locative singular of rosa
- nominative dual of rosa
- accusative dual of rosa
Malagasy
Noun
rosy
- The Russian language.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?r?.s?/
Noun
rosy f
- inflection of rosa:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural
rosy From the web:
- what rose colors mean
- what rosemary good for
- what rose ceremony are we on
- what roses mean
- what rose dramatically in the early 1920s
- what rose means death
- what roses are edible
successful
English
Etymology
success +? -ful
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s?k?s?sfl?/
Adjective
successful (comparative more successful, superlative most successful)
- Resulting in success; assuring, or promoting, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect
- Synonyms: prosperous, fortunate, happy
Synonyms
- efficacious, effective, fruitful, rewarding, accomplished, profitable
- See also Thesaurus:prosperous
- (of requests): tithe (obs.)
Antonyms
- unsuccessful
- failed
Derived terms
- behind every successful man there stands a woman
- successfully
- successfulness
Related terms
- success
Translations
successful From the web:
- what successful people do
- what successful people do in the morning
- what successful mean
- what successful project managers do
- what successful entrepreneurs have in common
- what successful businesses have in common
- what successful countries are socialist
- what successfully stopped the spread of islam
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