roseate

(rō'zē-ĭt, -āt')
adj.

1. Rose-colored: the roseate glow of dawn.
2. Cheerful or bright; optimistic: a roseate outlook.

[From Latin roseus, rosy, from rosa, rose.]

roseately ro'se·ate·ly adv.

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adjective

Expecting a favorable outcome or dwelling on hopeful aspects: optimistic, Panglossian, rose-colored, rosy, sanguine. Informal upbeat. Idioms: looking on the bright side, looking through rose-colored glasses. See hope/despair.

For a list of words related to roseate, see:

• Happy, Playful, Optimistic, or Elated

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - lyserød, rød

Nederlands (Dutch)
rooskleurig

Français (French)
adj. - rosé (littér)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - rosenrot

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - τριανταφυλλής, ρόδινος

Italiano (Italian)
roseo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - róseo

Русский (Russian)
розовый, светлый

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

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - rosenfärgad, rosig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
玫瑰色的, 容光焕发的, 红润的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 玫瑰色的, 容光煥發的, 紅潤的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 장미빛의, 행복한, 낙관적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ばら色の, 明るい, 楽観的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) وردي, متفائل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ורוד, ורדי, שהפלומה שלו ורודה במקצת (גוזל)‬

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