Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rose-tinted spectacles

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: rose-t-int-ed spec-ta-cles
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

6

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of rose-colored glasses.

Example Sentences

"THE LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY. By O. S. Nock. Ian Allan. 30s. [...] One cannot but feel, however, that when writing, Mr. Nock was wearing a particularly rose-tinted pair of spectacles, such is his enthusiasm for the "Premier Line"."

Questions

What does rose-tinted spectacles mean?: Alternative form of rose-colored glasses.

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