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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Toss aside the rose-colored glasses and accept the tradeoffs of retiring abroad.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
As the world entered the tumultuous ’30s—a decade of avid modernism, economic upheaval and creeping fascism—the autochrome aesthetic was suddenly too rose-colored, its saturated light too Edenic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
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
For the wedding, Princesse and I were bridesmaids and wore gorgeous rose-colored gowns.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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