rose-colored
1Rose-colored — Rose col ored, a. 1. Having the color of a pink rose; rose pink; of a delicate pink color. [1913 Webster] 2. Uncommonly beautiful; hence, extravagantly fine or pleasing; alluring; as, rose colored anticipations. [1913 Webster] …
2rose-colored — rose ,colored adjective 1. ) pink in color 2. ) considering or representing something as being better than it really is: a rose colored view of life on a farm …
3rose-colored — [rōz′kul΄ərd] adj. 1. pinkish red or purplish red 2. bright, cheerful, or optimistic through rose colored glasses with optimism, esp. undue optimism …
4rose-colored — *hopeful, optimistic, roseate …
5rose-colored — adjective 1. reflecting optimism a rosy future looked at the world through rose colored glasses • Syn: ↑rosy • Similar to: ↑optimistic 2. having a rose color • Syn: ↑ …
6rose-colored — /rohz kul euhrd/, adj. 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. [1520 30] * * * …
7rose-colored — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Expecting a favorable outcome or dwelling on hopeful aspects: optimistic, Panglossian, roseate, rosy, sanguine. Informal: upbeat. Idioms: looking on the bright side, looking through rose colored glasses. See HOPE …
8rose-colored glasses — If people see things through rose colored (coloured) glasses, they see them in a more positive light than they really are …
9rose-colored — rose′ col ored adj. 1) of the color rose; rosy 2) bright; cheerful 3) optimistic; sanguine • Etymology: 1520–30 …
10rose-colored glasses — noun a) Glasses that are tinted in a pink or rose shade. b) An optimistic perception of something; a positive opinion; seeing something in a positive way, often thinking of it as better than it actually is. See Also: rose colored, rose coloured,… …
