rose-tinted

rose-tinted is the simple past and past participle of rose-tint.

Meaning of rose-tint

rose-tint (third-person singular simple present rose-tints, present participle rose-tinting, simple past and past participle rose-tinted)

(idiomatic) To look through rose-tinted glasses at; to view or describe as better than it actually is or was.
- James thought in silence for a bit. He considering making something up, or rose-tinting the truth.2016, Ellie Rose McKee, Wake: Poetry and Short Stories, →ISBN, page 16

rose-tint (third-person singular simple present rose-tints, present participle rose-tinting, simple past and past participle rose-tinted)

To tint with the color rose; to suffuse with a rosy hue.
- But not for the sun-burst on high, And not for the rose-tinting ray, But for something far holier, I Will bless the sweet coming of May.1838, Frances Sargent Osgood, A wreath of wild flowers from New England, page 250

rose-tinted (comparative more rose-tinted, superlative most rose-tinted)

Suffused with a rosy hue.
- But it was different out upon the rose-tinted waters of the central lake.1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
Synonyms:

rose-coloured, rose-hued

comparative	more rose-tinted
superlative	most rose-tinted

What does rose-tinted mean?: Rose-tinted means suffused with a rosy hue.
What is rose-tinted the simple past and past participle of?: Rose-tinted is the simple past and past participle of rose-tint.
What part of speech is rose-tinted?: Rose-tinted is an adjective.

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