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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It was a “classic sort of rose-colored glasses, ‘We thought, oh, the potential market’s huge,’ but in retrospect it wasn’t,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Two months in, the rose-colored lenses are especially obfuscating.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
Everyone on Wall Street supposedly was wearing rose-colored glasses back in early 2000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
In these dystopian times, when realism is more important than ever, it’s a grave mistake to let rose-colored glasses distort our vision, or to substitute unmerited patience for vital urgency.
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2026
A woman with a rose-colored hat holds the arm of a man in a fawn-colored fedora.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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