rose-tintedadj.

Brit.

/ˈrəʊzˌtɪntᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈroʊzˌtɪn(t)əd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rose n.¹, tinted adj.

Etymology: < rose n.¹ + tinted adj. Compare earlier rose-coloured adj.With use in Phrases compare earlier to see through rose-coloured spectacles (also glasses) at rose-coloured adj. Phrases.

= rose-coloured adj. (in various senses).

a. In extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > optimism > [adjective] > unrealistically

rose-coloured1780

couleur de rose1783

rose-tinted1783

Panglossian1831

rose pink1837

Micawber-like1855

Micawberish1859

Pangloss1881

blue-sky1895

Panglossic1926

1783 E. Cobbold Poems 28 Thy milder train Of smiling virtues—gentle, calm Content, Rose-tinted Modesty; Meekness divine; Benevolence, and Heav'n-born Charity.

1885 ‘M. Twain’ Let. 2 Mar. (1917) II. 452 He sold me $10,000 worth of another rose-tinted stock.

1918 A. B. Fletcher Drifting (with Browne) xiii. 207 Only one idea came to him..but it was not rose-tinted, and he did not jot it down.

1985 L. Masterman Teaching Media viii. 223 The blame for the prevalence of a rose-tinted view of South Africa does not lie only with the South African Government.

2004 Daily Tel. 1 Sept. 1/2 If you are feeling wobbly in your relationship, you may look back to a rose-tinted past.

b. In literal sense.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [adjective] > rose-red or -pink

rosenOE

rose-redOE

rosy1381

rosat?c1425

roseate1449

rosy-redc1450

rosetc1500

rosing?a1505

rose-coloured1526

rose-like1530

roseal1531

rosal1566

rosy-fingered1590

red rose1591

rosy-coloured1597

carnation1598

damask1598

rosied1600

damasked1609

rosical1631

roseac1638

rose1667

bloom-coloured1678

rose pink1778

rosaceous1783

rose-tinted1804

rose1806

rose1832

rose du Barry1856

blush-rose1888

the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [adjective] > rose-red or -pink > of colours

rose-tinted1804

1804 Times 7 Aug. 2/6 The self-accusing blushes spread, rose-tinted as the clouds that chace Aurora from her orient bed.

1855 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Aeneid i, in tr. Virgil Wks. I. 247 She said, and, turning off, reflected sheen From her rose-tinted neck.

1877 Bow Bells 15 Mar. 284/2 The shade known as rose-tinted havane, the material of a fine woollen texture.

1900 Gardeners Chron. & New Horticulturalist 11 Aug. 116/1 In claret-tinted flowers there is Duke of Westminster, a deep rose-tinted maroon, overlaid with bright violet.

1929 G. P. Merrill Minerals from Earth & Sky ii. iv. 225 A delicately rose-tinted, massive variety is popular under the name rose quartz.

1952 Jet 24 Apr. 67 (advt.) Clear, green, blue or rose tinted lens.

2006 B. R. Bachand Preclassic Excavations Guatemala App. A. 632 Thin, rose-tinted sascab surface sandwiched between two Middle Preclassic clay strata.

Phrases

to see through rose-tinted spectacles (also glasses) and variants: to regard (circumstances, etc.) with unfounded favour or optimism, to have an idealistic view of. Cf. rose-coloured adj. 3.

ΚΠ

1844 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 24 Feb. 113/2 To them all men appear good, all nature seems beautiful. Such temperaments see everything coleur de rose—they wear pink spectacles.]

1861 Court Life at Naples II. xxvii. 290 Helen sighed; for had she not also viewed the prospect of a Neapolitan ménage through rose-tinted glasses?

1875 Jrnl. Hort., Cottage Gardener, & Country Gentleman 6 May 358/1 We find this rose tint laid on many things,..so making them appear under false colours. Many, too, put on rose-tinted spectacles, as it were, and behold things looking fair and lovely.

1921 Freeman 17 Aug. 546/2 He looks..through rose-tinted glasses of what he doubtless prefers to call romance, but which we prefer to call sentimentality.

1956 C. Wilson Outsider viii. 245 The good-natured, eupeptic vulgarian who sees life through rose-tinted spectacles.

1977 Church Times 25 Feb. 7/2 There are no rose-tinted specs shading the very clear eyes of Elizabeth West as she describes life in her Hovel in the Hills.

2006 Sporting Gun Dec. 53/3 These times are always remembered kindly, through rose-tinted glasses.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rose-tinted
释义	rose-tintedadj. Brit. /ˈrəʊzˌtɪntᵻd/, U.S. /ˈroʊzˌtɪn(t)əd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rose n.¹, tinted adj. Etymology: < rose n.¹ + tinted adj. Compare earlier rose-coloured adj.With use in Phrases compare earlier to see through rose-coloured spectacles (also glasses) at rose-coloured adj. Phrases. = rose-coloured adj. (in various senses). a. In extended use. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > optimism > [adjective] > unrealistically rose-coloured1780 couleur de rose1783 rose-tinted1783 Panglossian1831 rose pink1837 Micawber-like1855 Micawberish1859 Pangloss1881 blue-sky1895 Panglossic1926 1783 E. Cobbold Poems 28 Thy milder train Of smiling virtues—gentle, calm Content, Rose-tinted Modesty; Meekness divine; Benevolence, and Heav'n-born Charity. 1885 ‘M. Twain’ Let. 2 Mar. (1917) II. 452 He sold me $10,000 worth of another rose-tinted stock. 1918 A. B. Fletcher Drifting (with Browne) xiii. 207 Only one idea came to him..but it was not rose-tinted, and he did not jot it down. 1985 L. Masterman Teaching Media viii. 223 The blame for the prevalence of a rose-tinted view of South Africa does not lie only with the South African Government. 2004 Daily Tel. 1 Sept. 1/2 If you are feeling wobbly in your relationship, you may look back to a rose-tinted past. b. In literal sense. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [adjective] > rose-red or -pink rosenOE rose-redOE rosy1381 rosat?c1425 roseate1449 rosy-redc1450 rosetc1500 rosing?a1505 rose-coloured1526 rose-like1530 roseal1531 rosal1566 rosy-fingered1590 red rose1591 rosy-coloured1597 carnation1598 damask1598 rosied1600 damasked1609 rosical1631 roseac1638 rose1667 bloom-coloured1678 rose pink1778 rosaceous1783 rose-tinted1804 rose1806 rose1832 rose du Barry1856 blush-rose1888 the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [adjective] > rose-red or -pink > of colours rose-tinted1804 1804 Times 7 Aug. 2/6 The self-accusing blushes spread, rose-tinted as the clouds that chace Aurora from her orient bed. 1855 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Aeneid i, in tr. Virgil Wks. I. 247 She said, and, turning off, reflected sheen From her rose-tinted neck. 1877 Bow Bells 15 Mar. 284/2 The shade known as rose-tinted havane, the material of a fine woollen texture. 1900 Gardeners Chron. & New Horticulturalist 11 Aug. 116/1 In claret-tinted flowers there is Duke of Westminster, a deep rose-tinted maroon, overlaid with bright violet. 1929 G. P. Merrill Minerals from Earth & Sky ii. iv. 225 A delicately rose-tinted, massive variety is popular under the name rose quartz. 1952 Jet 24 Apr. 67 (advt.) Clear, green, blue or rose tinted lens. 2006 B. R. Bachand Preclassic Excavations Guatemala App. A. 632 Thin, rose-tinted sascab surface sandwiched between two Middle Preclassic clay strata. Phrases to see through rose-tinted spectacles (also glasses) and variants: to regard (circumstances, etc.) with unfounded favour or optimism, to have an idealistic view of. Cf. rose-coloured adj. 3. ΚΠ 1844 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 24 Feb. 113/2 To them all men appear good, all nature seems beautiful. Such temperaments see everything coleur de rose—they wear pink spectacles.] 1861 Court Life at Naples II. xxvii. 290 Helen sighed; for had she not also viewed the prospect of a Neapolitan ménage through rose-tinted glasses? 1875 Jrnl. Hort., Cottage Gardener, & Country Gentleman 6 May 358/1 We find this rose tint laid on many things,..so making them appear under false colours. Many, too, put on rose-tinted spectacles, as it were, and behold things looking fair and lovely. 1921 Freeman 17 Aug. 546/2 He looks..through rose-tinted glasses of what he doubtless prefers to call romance, but which we prefer to call sentimentality. 1956 C. Wilson Outsider viii. 245 The good-natured, eupeptic vulgarian who sees life through rose-tinted spectacles. 1977 Church Times 25 Feb. 7/2 There are no rose-tinted specs shading the very clear eyes of Elizabeth West as she describes life in her Hovel in the Hills. 2006 Sporting Gun Dec. 53/3 These times are always remembered kindly, through rose-tinted glasses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1783
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