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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My rose-colored glasses are off, and I see the world clearly without them.
From MarketWatch ● May 8, 2026
Everyone on Wall Street supposedly was wearing rose-colored glasses back in early 2000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Grok portrays the Tesla CEO through stubbornly rose-colored lenses.
From Slate ● Nov. 17, 2025
In a 1989 piece for South Atlantic Quarterly, literary theorist Fredric Jameson used the term “nostalgia mode” to reference the way boomers and Gen Xers then viewed the 1960s through rose-colored teashades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
I have to laugh at myself, already looking at that time through rose-colored glasses.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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