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optimism
[ op-tuh-miz-uhm ]
noun
- a disposition or tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
Synonyms: cheerfulness, hopefulness, confidence
- the belief that good ultimately predominates over evil in the world.
- the belief that goodness pervades reality.
- the doctrine that the existing world is the best of all possible worlds.
optimism
/ ˈɒptɪˌmɪzəm /
noun
- the tendency to expect the best and see the best in all things
- hopefulness; confidence
- the doctrine of the ultimate triumph of good over evil
- the philosophical doctrine that this is the best of all possible worlds
Derived Forms
- ˈoptimist, noun
- ˌoptiˈmistically, adverb
- ˌoptiˈmistic, adjective
Other Words From
- anti·opti·mism noun
- over·opti·mism noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of optimism1
Example Sentences
Within a few swipes, I was already feeling that burst of romantic optimism you need the first day of the (Christian) new year.
Whatever the future holds for Africa, optimism certainly abounds.
The optimism across the hemisphere was obvious, but many challenges remain.
And one has to fight against that and create some haven for optimism.
Miraculously, Malala survived, and her courage, wisdom, and optimism have continued to transfix and inspire the world.
And a rampant ache in my head, seconded by a medium-sized gash in the scalp, didn't make for an access of optimism at that moment.
They foreclose without mercy, but that does not frighten their old patrons, who have the perennial optimism of the country.
Whilst I am by nature optimistic, I must confess that in these latter days my optimism occasionally receives a shock.
The situation would have been hopeless to anybody not possessed of Scattergood's optimism and resource.
Fat Boy, our clarinetist who doubles on Martian horn-harp, made a feeble attempt at optimism.
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