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

There are times when we remember our experiences through rose-colored glasses.

From The Daily Beast

LeCun is not wearing rose-colored lenses when it comes to privacy concerns and all that data.

From The Daily Beast

Mark Glaze, the Executive Director of MAIG, viewed the election results through a rose-colored lens.

From The Daily Beast

So he just genuinely has these rose-colored glasses when it comes to Selina.

From The Daily Beast

Still, “nobody has rose-colored glasses,” she made clear, and the negotiations might even be a precursor to war.

From The Daily Beast

Then, too, we saw in one section of this universe a secondary group, composed of great numbers of rose-colored and blue stars.

From Project Gutenberg

Along the four sides ran a wide gallery of Moorish ogives carved with trifoil and supported by low pillars of rose-colored marble.

From Project Gutenberg

Richard wore a rose-colored tunic of satin, belted with jewels.

From Project Gutenberg

The husk is of a yellowish green color, with long rose-colored stripes.

From Project Gutenberg

He paid her his first compliment the night the rose-colored satin-dress came home.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• rosy
• utopian