optimism (noun)

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• optimism — ► NOUN 1) hopefulness and confidence about the future or success of something. 2) Philosophy the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds. DERIVATIVES optimist noun optimistic adjective optimistically adverb. ORIGIN French… …   English terms dictionary

• optimism — op‧ti‧mis‧m [ˈɒptmɪzm ǁ ˈɑːp ] noun [uncountable] a feeling or belief that things will get better or be more successful in the future: • There is an air of optimism now in Taiwan. optimism about • Shares gained from renewed optimism about… …   Financial and business terms

• optimism — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, great, tremendous (esp. BrE) ▪ sunny (esp. AmE) ▪ some ▪ cautious, guarded …   Collocations dictionary

• Optimism — • A metaphysical theory or an emotional disposition. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Optimism     Optimism     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• optimism — noun (U) a tendency to believe that good things will always happen: the optimism of the postwar years opposite pessimism …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• optimism — noun Etymology: French optimisme, from Latin optimum, noun, best, from neuter of optimus best; akin to Latin ops power more at opulent Date: 1759 1. a doctrine that this world is the best possible world 2. an inclination to put the most favorable …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• optimism — noun 1》 hopefulness and confidence about the future or the success of something. 2》 Philosophy the doctrine, especially as set forth by Leibniz, that this world is the best of all possible worlds.     ↘the belief that good must ultimately prevail …   English new terms dictionary

• optimism — noun a) a tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome b) the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds …   Wiktionary

• optimism — / ɒptɪmɪz(ə)m/ noun a state of mind in which you are sure that everything will work out well ● He has considerable optimism about sales possibilities in the Far East …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• optimism — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hopefulness, hope, cheerfulness, enthusiasm; confidence, assurance. Ant., pessimism, skepticism, cynicism. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Belief in the essential goodness of the universe] Syn. idealism,… …   English dictionary for students

• optimism — op|ti|mism [ aptı,mızəm ] noun uncount * a tendency to be hopeful and to expect that good things will probably happen ─ opposite PESSIMISM …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English