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Rose Colored Glasses
glasses
Alternative forms Edit
rose-coloured glasses (non-US)
rose-tinted glasses, rose-colored lenses
rose-coloured spectacles, rose-tinted spectacles (Britain)
Etymology Edit
Phrase appears as early as 1830 according to OED.[1]
Pronunciation Edit
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Noun Edit
rose-colored glasses pl (plural only)
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: glasses that are tinted in a pink or rose shade.
(idiomatic) An optimistic perception of something; a positive opinion; seeing something in a positive way, often thinking of it as better than it actually is. quotations ▼
Derived terms Edit
look through rose-colored glasses
see through rose-colored glasses
view through rose-colored glasses
wear rose-colored glasses
Translations Edit
show ▼overly optimistic perception of something
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