Definition

1. Noun:
   • A dusty pink color: The quality or state of being a soft, muted shade of pink.
   • A healthy reddish complexion: A natural, healthy red or pink color in a person's skin, especially on the face.
   • A rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health: The appearance of a pink flush, typically on the cheeks, indicating vitality or well-being.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The rosiness of the evening sky was breathtaking. (This describes the pink color of the sky.)
  • After her walk in the cold air, a healthy rosiness returned to her cheeks. (This describes a healthy complexion.)
  • The doctor noted the rosiness of the child's skin as a positive sign. (This describes a sign of good health.)

Advanced Usage

• "To bring a rosiness to one's cheeks": To cause someone's cheeks to become pink, often from cold, exercise, or emotion.

  • The brisk winter wind brought a rosiness to their cheeks.

• "The rosiness of dawn/sunset": Used poetically to describe the pink light of early morning or evening.

  • She loved to watch the rosiness of dawn spread across the horizon.

Variants and Related Words

• Rosy (adj): Having a pink color; also used figuratively to mean optimistic or hopeful (e.g., ).
  • She had rosy cheeks from the cold.
• Roseate (adj): Rose-colored; pinkish. Often used in more formal or literary contexts.
  • The room was bathed in a roseate glow.

Synonyms

• Pinkness: The quality of being pink.
• Ruddiness: A reddish complexion, often suggesting robust health.
• Flush: A sudden reddening of the face, typically from emotion or fever.

Antonyms

• Pallor: An unhealthy pale appearance.
• Paleness: Lack of color in the skin.
• Wanness: Paleness, especially from illness.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• "To see things through rose-colored glasses": To view situations in an overly optimistic or idealistic way. (Note: This idiom uses "rose-colored," a compound adjective related to "rosy," not the noun "rosiness" directly.)
  • He always sees the world through rose-colored glasses.

Noun

1. a dusty pink color
2. a healthy reddish complexion
3. a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health