rose-coloured
Britishadjective
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of the colour rose; rosy
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See rose-tinted
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to view in an excessively optimistic light
Example Sentences
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“They see me as this starry-eyed, rose-coloured glasses kinda girl; the ‘Golden Hour’ girl.
From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2021
She tried lying flat on her back, with her orange quilt tucked in around her rose-coloured pyjamas.
From The Guardian • Mar. 9, 2021
“Annie in snow white garments, pale rose-coloured veil, and wreath of dewy half blown buds was as fair a Morning as ever dawned in Ferndale.”
From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2020
In his studio, finished and unfinished pieces and materials hang from the ceiling and shelves that line the rose-coloured walls.
From The Guardian • Oct. 5, 2018
She is dressed in black, relieved by a little rose-coloured ribbon round the wrists and throat, tied in a bow on one side.
From Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches by Black, Helen C.
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