Phrase guide

rose garden

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A garden devoted primarily to roses.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: literally

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rosarium, rosary

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A highly desirable situation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a garden for growing roses

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: garden

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: rosenhave — garden planted in roses
  • Dutch: rozentuin — garden planted in roses
  • Finnish: ruusutarha — garden planted in roses
  • French: roseraie — garden planted in roses
  • German: Rosengarten — garden planted in roses
  • German: Rosarium — garden planted in roses
  • Greek: ροδόκηπος (rodókipos) — garden planted in roses
  • Greek: ροδώνας (rodónas) — garden planted in roses
  • Ancient Greek: ῥοδεών (rhodeṓn) — garden planted in roses
  • Icelandic: rósagarður — garden planted in roses
  • Italian: roseto — garden planted in roses
  • Japanese: 薔薇園 (baraen) — garden planted in roses
  • Latin: rosētum — garden planted in roses
  • Maltese: wardija — garden planted in roses
  • Persian: گلزار (golzâr) — garden planted in roses
  • Polish: rosarium — garden planted in roses
  • Portuguese: roseiral — garden planted in roses
  • Romanian: grădină de trandafiri — garden planted in roses
  • Spanish: rosal — garden planted in roses
  • Spanish: rosaleda — garden planted in roses
  • Turkish: gül bahçesi — garden planted in roses
  • Turkish: gülistan — garden planted in roses
  • Ukrainian: роза́рій (rozárij) — garden planted in roses
  • Volapük: rosadagad — garden planted in roses
  • Finnish: ruusutarha — highly desirable situation
  • Turkish: gülistan — highly desirable situation
  • Turkish: güllük gülistanlık — highly desirable situation