rose-colored glasses

Definitions

1. A cognitive or perceptual bias where an individual views something in an overly optimistic or positive light, often failing to recognize its negative aspects.
   US, idiomatic, plural, plural-only
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rose-colored, glasses.
   US, plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Examples

“Such captivating beauty corresponds to our protagonist’s naive idealism, and the rose-colored glasses through which he views an upper-crust world of dandies and refined intellectuals.”

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