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A cognitive or perceptual bias where an individual views something in an overly optimistic or positive light, often failing to recognize its negative aspects.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, idiomatic, plural, plural-only
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rose-colored, glasses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, plural, plural-only
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase appears as early as 1830 according to OED. From rose-color or rose-colored (meaning "pleasant"), from the notion that roses are widely regarded as uncommonly beautiful.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
ulleres violetes
— overly optimistic perception of something
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Chinese Mandarin:
濾鏡 /滤镜
(lǜjìng)
— overly optimistic perception of something
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Czech:
růžové brýle
— overly optimistic perception of something
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Danish:
rose bril
— overly optimistic perception of something
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Estonian:
roosad prillid
— overly optimistic perception of something
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Finnish:
ruusunpunaiset silmälasit
— overly optimistic perception of something
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French:
lunettes roses
— overly optimistic perception of something
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French:
voir la vie en rose
— overly optimistic perception of something
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German:
rosarote Brille
— overly optimistic perception of something
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Irish:
spéaclaí bándearg
— overly optimistic perception of something
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Italian:
gli occhi di un bambino
— overly optimistic perception of something
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Italian:
occhi di bambino
— overly optimistic perception of something
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Japanese:
色眼鏡
(iro megane)
— overly optimistic perception of something
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Māori:
te paki o Hewa
— overly optimistic perception of something
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Polish:
różowe okulary
— overly optimistic perception of something
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Russian:
ро́зовые очки́
(rózovyje očkí)
— overly optimistic perception of something
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Scottish Gaelic:
speuclairean bàn-dhearg
— overly optimistic perception of something
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Scottish Gaelic:
speuclairean pinc
— overly optimistic perception of something
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Swedish:
(se något i/genom) ett rosa skimmer
— overly optimistic perception of something
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Ukrainian:
роже́ві окуля́ри
(rožévi okuljáry)
— overly optimistic perception of something
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Welsh:
sbectol-lliw rhosyn
— overly optimistic perception of something
