Roses vs Rosier - What's the difference?
roses | rosier |
(rosy)
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Rose-coloured.
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Resembling rose, as in scent of perfume.
Optimistic.
(slang, British) tea
As a noun roses
is plural of lang=en.As a verb roses
is third-person singular of rose.As an adjective rosier is
comparative of rosy.rosier
English
Adjective
(head)rosy
English
Etymology 1
FromAdjective
(er)- 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.
Etymology 2
From Cockney rhyming slang, "Rosie Lee".Alternative forms
* Rosie (more common spelling, as per the etymology)Noun
(-)- I wish a cup of Rosy .
- I fancy a cup of rosy lee.