bed of roses

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ˈbed əv ˈroʊ.zɪz/
- /bed əv ˈrəʊ.zɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈbed əv ˈroʊ.zɪz/

Definitions of bed of roses words

phrase bed of roses If you say that a situation is not a bed of roses, you mean that it is not as pleasant as it seems, and that there are some unpleasant aspects to it. 3
noun bed of roses a situation of comfort or ease 3
noun bed of roses a situation or position of ease and luxury 3
noun bed of roses a situation of luxurious ease; a highly agreeable position: Caring for a houseful of active kids is no bed of roses. 1
noun bed of roses Used other than as an idiom: a bed of roses. 0
noun bed of roses (Idiomatic) A pleasant or easy situation; an untroubled existence. 0

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Origin of bed of roses

First appearance:

before 1800

One of the 42% newest English words

First recorded in 1800-10

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Parts of speech for Bed of roses

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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bed of roses popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for bed of roses

noun bed of roses

comfort — If you are doing something in comfort, you are physically relaxed and contented, and are not feeling any pain or other unpleasant sensations.
luxury — a material object, service, etc., conducive to sumptuous living, usually a delicacy, elegance, or refinement of living rather than a necessity: Gold cufflinks were a luxury not allowed for in his budget.
paradise — a town in N California.
velvet — a fabric of silk, nylon, acetate, rayon, etc., sometimes having a cotton backing, with a thick, soft pile formed of loops of the warp thread either cut at the outer end or left uncut.
clover — Clover is a small plant with pink or white ball-shaped flowers.

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