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worn rose-colored glasses

worn rose-colored glasses is the past participle of wear rose-colored glasses.

Meaning of wear rose-colored glasses

Verb

wear rose-colored glasses (third-person singular simple present wears rose-colored glasses, present participle wearing rose-colored glasses, simple past wore rose-colored glasses, past participle worn rose-colored glasses)

  1. (idiomatic) To see the positive in things while being oblivious to the negative.

Questions about worn rose-colored glasses

What is worn rose-colored glasses the past participle of?
Worn rose-colored glasses is the past participle of wear rose-colored glasses.

Words near worn rose-colored glasses in the dictionary

  1. worn on
  2. worn on one's sleeve
  3. worn one's heart on one's sleeve
  4. worn out
  5. worn out one's welcome
  6. worn rose-colored glasses
  7. worn sackcloth and ashes
  8. worn something on one's sleeve
  9. worn the breeches
  10. worn the pants
  11. worn the trousers

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