metis vs rosy

metis

adj
  • Of mixed heritage 

  • Of Métis heritage. 

noun
  • A person of mixed-race ancestry. 

  • A person of one-eighth black ancestry; an octoroon. 

  • Practical intelligence; street smarts. 

rosy

adj
  • Rose-coloured. 

  • Resembling rose, as in scent of perfume. 

  • Optimistic. 

noun
  • tea 

verb
  • To make pinkish in colour. 

  • To present in a deceptively optimistic or positive light. 

How often have the words metis and rosy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )