WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈrose-ˌcol•ored,
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- of the color rose;
rosy. - too willing to believe that good will come;
too optimistic:a rose-colored prediction of next year's economy.
rose-col•ored
(rōz′kul′ərd),USA pronunciation adj.
- of rose color;
rosy. - bright;
promising;
cheerful:a rose-colored prospect of happiness. - optimistic;
sanguine:a rose-colored belief that things will turn out well.
- 1520–30
'rose-colored' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
American crab apple
- California rose
- amaryllis
- basket flower
- burro's tail
- checkerbloom
- cheddar pink
- claytonia
- clintonia
- comfrey
- euonymus
- freesia
- galah
- hardhack
- large-leaved cucumber tree
- lepidolite
- morganite
- moss campion
- neodymium
- prince's-feather
- red maids
- rhodium
- rhodochrosite
- rhodora
- rosacea
- rosaceous
- rose
- rose acacia
- rose mallow
- rose-colored glasses
- roseate
- roseate spoonbill
- roseola
- showy crab apple
- southern crab apple
- spiderwort
- wild bleeding-heart