rose-colored

[rohz-kuhl-erd]

adjective

1. of rose color; rosy.

2. bright; promising; cheerful.

   a rose-colored prospect of happiness.

3. optimistic; sanguine.

   a rose-colored belief that things will turn out well.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rose-colored¹

First recorded in 1520–30

Example Sentences

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.

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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.

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“I tend to look backwards with nostalgia, rose-colored glasses, which I’m happy that I do,” he says.

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In an interview prior to the book’s publication, Henry said she had “rose-colored glasses” during their relationship.

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He may also be hoping that people have a rose-colored recollection of what it was like for those Americans in the dark ages before enactment of the Affordable Care Act in 2010.

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Related Words

• rosy 
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