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rose–colored
adjective rose–col·ored \ˈrōz-ˌkə-lərd\
: having a pink color
: tending to think of things as being better than they really are
Full Definition of ROSE-COLORED
1
: having a rose color
2
: seeing or seen in a promising light : optimistic
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First Known Use of ROSE-COLORED
1526
Related to ROSE-COLORED
- Synonyms
- auspicious, bright, encouraging, fair, golden, heartening, likely, optimistic, promising, propitious, roseate, rose-colored, rosy, upbeat
- Antonyms
- bleak, dark, depressing, desperate, discouraging, disheartening, dismal, downbeat, dreary, gloomy, hopeless, inauspicious, pessimistic, unencouraging, unlikely, unpromising, unpropitious
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