Meaning of OPTIMISTIC
| Pronunciation: | | `âptu'mistik
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- [adj] expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view"
- [adj] expecting the best; "an affirmative outlook"
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| | Synonyms: | | affirmative, bullish, cheerful, pollyannaish, rose-colored, rosy, sanguine, starry-eyed, upbeat |
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| | Antonyms: | | pessimistic | | |
| | See Also: | | hopeful, positive | |
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| | Definition: | | \Op`ti*mis"tic\, a.
1. (Metaph.) Of or pertaining to optimism; tending, or
conforming, to the opinion that all events are ordered for
the best.
2. Hopeful; sanguine; as, an optimistic view.
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| | Related Terms: | | agape, agog, all agog, anticipant, anticipating, anticipative, anticipatory, awaiting, beaming, blithe, blithesome, bright, bright and sunny, buoyant, certain, cheerful, cheery, chiliastic, confident, couleur de rose, eager, elated, eupeptic, euphoric, exalted, exhilarated, expectant, expecting, flushed, forearmed, forestalling, forewarned, gaping, genial, glad, gladsome, glowing, happy, high, hopeful, idealistic, in anticipation, in expectation, in good spirits, in high spirits, irrepressible, laughing, Leibnizian, looking for, looking forward to, millenarian, millennialistic, not surprised, of good cheer, perfectibilitarian, perfectionist, pleasant, positive, prepared, radiant, ready, riant, roseate, rose-colored, rosy, sanguine, sanguineous, smiling, sparkling, sunny, sure, unsurprised, upbeat, utopian, waiting, waiting for, watching for, winsome |
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