wears rose-colored glasses
Sees only good
To wear rose-colored glasses is to see things in an unrealistically favorable light, ignoring problems or flaws: She wears rose-colored glasses when it comes to her son's behavior.
The metaphor suggests that tinted lenses literally color one's perception, making everything appear pleasant.
Someone who takes off the rose-colored glasses finally sees a situation clearly.
- hopefulFeeling positive expectation
- glass half fullPositive outlook metaphor
- idealisticPursuing unrealistic standards
- blind spotArea of blocked perception
- halo effectSingle trait skews perception
wishful thinking · best case scenario · utopian · confirmation bias · benefit of the doubt · quixotic · happily ever after · naïveté · cheerful · blissful · starry-eyed · head in the clouds · denial · sanguine · romanticized · glossing over · bright-eyed · sentimental
wears rose-colored glassescynical
Doubting human goodness
jaded · pessimistic · doom and gloom · fatalistic · defeatist
wears rose-colored glassesclear-eyed
Perceiving without distortion
realistic · hard-nosed · level-headed · no illusions · pragmatic
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