Standard Lemma guide

rosier

adj · name · 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɹəʊzi.ə(ɹ)/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /ˈɹəʊzjə(ɹ)/
  • /ˈɹəʊʒə(ɹ)/
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  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊʒə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: R OW1 Z IY0 ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

comparative form of rosy: more rosy

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: comparative, form-of

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Synonym of rosebush.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rosebush

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

By surface analysis, ros(y) + -ier, or, by surface analysis, rosy + -er.

From Old French rosier. Doublet of rosary.