Meanings
plural rosaceas
- uncountableusuallymedicineA chronic condition characterized by redness of the face.
It’s hardly surprising that rosacea tends to strike the fair-skinned, especially people of Celtic or Northern European extraction, according to the National Rosacea Society, an association that receives financing from pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies that market rosacea remedies.
2008 April 24, Camille Sweeney, “In a Perfect World, Rosacea Remains a Problem”, in New York TimesSynonyms: acne rosacea
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA chronic condition characterized by redness of the face.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna skin disease of adults (more often women) in which blood vessels of the face enlarge resulting in a flushed appearance
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- New Latinacnē“acne”
- Englishrosacea
Clipping of acne rosacea, from New Latin acnē (“acne”) + rosācea, feminine of rosāceus (“rose-colored”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan rosàcia
- rosàciachronic condition
Chinese Mandarin 酒渣鼻
- 酒渣鼻 (jiǔzhābí)chronic condition
Czech růžovka
- růžovkachronic condition
Esperanto kuperozo, rozaceo
- kuperozochronic condition
- rozaceochronic condition
Finnish ruusufinni
- ruusufinnichronic condition
French couperose, rosacée
- couperosechronic condition
- rosacéechronic condition
German Rosazea
- Rosazeachronic condition
Hungarian rosacea
- rosaceachronic condition
Icelandic rósroði
- rósroðichronic condition
Italian rosacea
- rosaceachronic condition
Polish trądzik różowaty
- trądzik różowatychronic condition
Portuguese rosácea
- rosáceachronic condition
Spanish rosácea
- rosáceachronic condition
Turkish gül hastalığı
- gül hastalığıchronic condition
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with rosacea
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rosacea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rosacea
“rosacea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rosacea. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rosacea,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rosacea.
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