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Dictionary: rose-col·ored   (rōz'kŭl'ərd)
adj.
  1. Having the color rose.
  2. Cheerful or optimistic, especially to an excessive degree: took a rose-colored view of the situation.
idiom:

through rose-colored glasses

  1. With an unduly cheerful, optimistic, or favorable view of things: see the world through rose-colored glasses.


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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/despair.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: reflecting optimism
  Synonym: rosy


Translations: Rose-coloured
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - rosenfarvet, rosa, rosenrødt

Français (French)
adj. - vermeil, à l'eau de rose

Deutsch (German)
adj. - rosarot

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ροδόχρους, αίσιος

Italiano (Italian)
roseo

idioms:

  • see through rose-coloured spectacles    vedere il mondo in rosa

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - cor-de-cosa

Русский (Russian)
розовый, идеализировать

Español (Spanish)
adj. - rosa, rosado, optimista

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - rosenröd, rosig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
玫瑰色的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 玫瑰色的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 장미빛의, 밝은, 유망한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ばら色の, 明るい, 夢見ごこちの, 楽観的な

idioms:

  • rose-coloured spectacles    楽観視

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אופטימי, ורוד‬


 
 
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