coloured) glasses
1rose-coloured glasses — British & Australian, American & Australian, British if someone thinks about or looks at something with rose coloured glasses, they think it is more pleasant than it really is. She s nostalgic for a past that she sees through rose colored glasses …
2rose-coloured — PHRASE: usu PHR after v If you look at a person or situation through rose coloured glasses or rose tinted glasses, you see only their good points and therefore your view of them is unrealistic. In British English, you can also say that someone is …
3rose-coloured — rose .coloured adj BrE rose colored AmE 1.) pink 2.) rose coloured glasses also rose coloured spectacles BrE if you see or view something through rose coloured glasses, you think it is better than it really is …
4rose-colored glasses — If people see things through rose colored (coloured) glasses, they see them in a more positive light than they really are …
5rose-colored glasses — If people see things through rose colored (coloured) glasses, they see them in a more positive light than they really are. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
6rose-coloured — /ˈroʊz kʌləd/ (say rohz kuluhd) adjective 1. of rose colour; rosy; rosaceous. 2. promising, cheerful, or optimistic. –phrase 3. look at through rose coloured glasses, to have an overly optimistic attitude towards. Also, rose colored …
7rose-colored glasses — noun a) Glasses that are tinted in a pink or rose shade. b) An optimistic perception of something; a positive opinion; seeing something in a positive way, often thinking of it as better than it actually is. See Also: rose colored, rose coloured,… …
8dark glasses — noun spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades • Syn: ↑sunglasses, ↑shades • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Hypernyms: ↑ …
9dark glasses — N PLURAL: also a pair of N Dark glasses are glasses which have dark coloured lenses to protect your eyes in the sunshine. Syn: sunglasses …
10rose-coloured — adjective a) having a pink colour b) cheerfully optimistic See Also: rose colored glasses …