rosy-cheeked
Pink with vitality
Rosy-cheeked describes someone with pink or reddish cheeks, suggesting health, youth, or exposure to cold air: rosy-cheeked children playing in the snow.
The term evokes wholesomeness and vitality, often appearing in descriptions of cherubic babies or people glowing from exercise or fresh air.
Reddened from emotion
- embarrassedSelf-consciously uncomfortable
- shyReserved and retiring
- bashfulUncomfortably self-conscious
- red-facedShowing visible embarrassment
self-conscious · abashed · sheepish · coy · demure · flustered · nervous · awkward
Giving off steady light
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- ruddyReddish in complexion
- flourishingProspering vigorously
- thrivingSucceeding vigorously
wholesome · nourished · hale · hearty · robust · bloom · vitality · well-fed
flushed
Reddened from emotion
- embarrassedSelf-consciously uncomfortable
- shyReserved and retiring
- bashfulUncomfortably self-conscious
red-faced · self-conscious · abashed · sheepish · coy · demure · flustered · nervous · awkward · timid
glowing
Giving off steady light
- radiantEmitting light or joy
- ruddyReddish in complexion
- flourishingProspering vigorously
thriving · wholesome · nourished · hale · hearty · robust · bloom · vitality · well-fed · flush
cherubic
Innocently sweet-faced
- innocentFree from moral wrong
- fresh-facedYouthfully wholesome in appearance
- childlikeHaving youthful innocence
angelic · baby-faced · dewy · dimpled · plump · pudgy · toddler · infant · newborn · bonny
windburned
Skin irritated by gusts
chapped · raw · chilled · snowbound · skating · sledding · bundled · mittened · scarfed · fireside