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rose-col⋅ored

[rohz-kuhl-erd]
–adjective
1. of rose color; rosy.
2. bright; promising; cheerful: a rose-colored prospect of happiness.
3. optimistic; sanguine: a rose-colored belief that things will turn out well.

Origin:
1520–30
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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.

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