Optimism

English

Noun

Optimism (usually uncountable; plural Optimisms)

1. a tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome
2. the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
3. the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil

Adjectives for Optimism

slothful; radiant; placid; sober; incurable; misguided; bourgeois; innate; superb; baseless; unfailing; shallow; feeble; horrible; extravagant; militant; ctrident; undue; hollow; pretended.

Verbs for Optimism

bolster by—; crown with—; dispel—; feign—; pretend—; voice—; yield to—; —blinds; —cheers; —comforts; —cools; —encourages; —glows; —impresses; —penetrates; —pierces; —prevails; —stimulates; —warms.

Thesaurus

perfectionism, philosophical optimism, pleasantness, positivism, radiance, rosy expectation, rosy outlook, sanguine expectation, sanguine humor, sanguineness, sanguinity, silver lining, sunniness, utopianism, winsomeness, blitheness, blithesomeness, bright outlook, bright side, brightness, buoyancy, cheer, cheerful expectation, cheerfulness, cheeriness, cheery vein, eupeptic mien, geniality, gladness, gladsomeness, good cheer, happiness, hope, hopefulness, idealism, millennialism, optimisticalness, perfectibilism,

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Antonyms

• pessimism

Derived terms

• optimist

Translations

a tendency to expect the best

Arabic: تفاؤل (ar) (tafaa'ul) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 樂觀主義 (zh), 乐观主义 (zh) (lèguān zhǔyì) Croatian: optimìzam (hr) m. Czech: optimismus (cs) m. Finnish: optimismi (fi) French: optimisme (fr) m.

German: Optimismus (de) m., Zuversicht (de) f. Greek: αισιοδοξία (el) (aisiodoxía) f. Japanese: 楽観主義 (らっかんしゅぎ, rakkan-shugi) Norwegian: optimisme (no) m. Russian: оптимизм (ru) (optimízm) m. Spanish: optimismo (es) m. Volapük: fredim (vo)

the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds

Arabic: تفاؤل (ar) (tafaa'ul) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 樂觀主義 (zh), 乐观主义 (zh) (lèguān zhǔyì) Croatian: optimìzam (hr) m. Finnish: optimismi (fi) French: optimisme (fr) m.

Greek: αισιοδοξία (el) (aisiodoxía) f. Japanese: 楽観主義 (らっかんしゅぎ, rakkan-shugi) Norwegian: optimisme (no) m. Russian: оптимизм (ru) (optimízm) m. Volapük: fredim (vo)

the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil

Chinese: Mandarin: 樂觀主義 (zh), 乐观主义 (zh) (lèguān zhǔyì) Croatian: optimìzam (hr) m. Finnish: optimismi (fi) French: optimisme (fr) m.

Greek: αισιοδοξία (el) (aisiodoxía) f. Japanese: 楽観主義 (らっかんしゅぎ, rakkan-shugi) Norwegian: optimisme (no) m. Russian: оптимизм (ru) (optimízm) m. Volapük: fredim (vo)