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Definition of "rose-coloured" [rose-coloured]

  • Having a pink colour (adjective)
  • Cheerfully optimistic (adjective)

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Use "rose-coloured" in a sentence
  • "I was so excited to be at the heartland of hippie that I initially looked at things through rose-coloured specs, almost imagining myself back in the era of the the Free Store run by counter-culture heroes the Diggers and the infamous Drog Store Cafe."
  • "At 18 I was ballsy, bold and grown up and so – in the prideful foolishness of my rose-coloured glasses – had planned the baby with my then boyfriend."
  • "I know my rose-coloured glass optimism keeps me somewhat naïve, but I honestly do believe that people are good, trustworthy and honourable, and I see expressions of gratitude all the time, everywhere I look, more often than not."
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