rose-colored
Americanadjective
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of rose color; rosy.
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bright; promising; cheerful.
a rose-colored prospect of happiness.
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optimistic; sanguine.
a rose-colored belief that things will turn out well.
Etymology
Origin of rose-colored
First recorded in 1520–30
Example Sentences
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“When he had a real mild fever and we medicated him right away, he acted normal. I actually was maybe looking at it with rose-colored glasses.”
From Los Angeles Times
Each rose-colored strip smells like and tastes strongly of strawberry.
From Salon
Instead, the documentary is a star-studded, rose-colored recollection of better days, a look back at an era that didn’t seem so fraught with deception and morbid artificiality.
From Salon
From her blueberry bowl to the tiny, rose-colored Penny Marshall glasses she wore onstage, the brief speech was distinctly Parker Posey, in that it was one of the night’s coolest moments.
From Salon
“I tend to look backwards with nostalgia, rose-colored glasses, which I’m happy that I do,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times
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