op·ti·mist

(ŏp′tə-mĭst)

1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome.

2. A believer in philosophical optimism.

op′ti·mis′tic adj.

op′ti·mis′ti·cal·ly adv.

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Adj.	1.	optimistic - expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view" hopeful - having or manifesting hope; "a line of people hopeful of obtaining tickets"; "found a hopeful way of attacking the problem" positive - characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand" pessimistic - expecting the worst possible outcome
	2.	optimistic - expecting the best; "an affirmative outlook" affirmative positive - characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand"

optimistic

adjective

1. hopeful, positive, confident, encouraged, can-do (informal), bright, assured, cheerful, rosy, buoyant, idealistic, Utopian, sanguine, expectant, looking on the bright side, buoyed up, disposed to take a favourable view, seen through rose-coloured spectacles Michael was in a jovial and optimistic mood.
hopeful resigned, despairing, bleak, cynical, gloomy, hopeless, pessimistic, glum, despondent, fatalistic, downhearted

2. encouraging, promising, bright, good, cheering, reassuring, satisfactory, rosy, heartening, auspicious, propitious an optimistic forecast that the economy would pick up by the end of the year
encouraging discouraging

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optimistic

adjective

Expecting a favorable outcome or dwelling on hopeful aspects:

Panglossian, roseate, rose-colored, rosy, sanguine.

Informal: upbeat.

Idioms: looking on the bright side, looking through rose-colored glasses.

Translations

مُتَفَائِلًمُتَفائِل، تَفاؤُلي

optimistický

optimistisk

optimistinen

optimističan

bjartsÿnn

ottimistico ottimista

楽観的な

낙천적인

optimistický

optimističen

optimistisk

โดยคาดหวังสิ่งที่ดี

iyimser optimist

lạc quan

乐观的

optimistic

[ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk] ADJ → optimista
to be optimistic that → ser optimista respecto a que
to be optimistic about sth → ser optimista acerca de or con respecto a algo
to keep or remain optimistic → mantener el optimismo
to be in an optimistic mood → sentirse optimista
to end on an optimistic note → terminar con una nota de optimismo
see also cautiously

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

optimistic

[ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk] adj → optimiste
to be optimistic that sth can be done → être confiant que qch peut être fait
She is optimistic that an agreement can be worked out soon → Elle est confiante qu'un accord va bientôt pouvoir être trouvé.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

optimistic

adj → optimistisch; to be optimistic about something → in Bezug auf etw (acc) → optimistisch sein; I’m not very optimistic about it → da bin ich nicht sehr optimistisch; the talks ended on an optimistic note → die Gespräche endeten optimistisch

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

optimistic

[ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk] adj (attitude) → ottimistico/a; (person) → ottimista

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optimism

(ˈoptimizəm) noun

a state of mind in which one always hopes or expects that something good will happen. Even when it was obvious to the others that he was not going to succeed he was full of optimism.

ˈoptimist noun

ˌoptiˈmistic adjective

always hoping or believing that something good will happen. an optimistic person/attitude.

optiˈmistically adverb

optimistic

→ مُتَفَائِلً optimistický optimistisk optimistisch αισιόδοξος optimista optimistinen optimiste optimističan ottimista 楽観的な 낙천적인 optimistisch optimistisk optymistyczny otimista оптимистичный optimistisk โดยคาดหวังสิ่งที่ดี iyimser lạc quan 乐观的

optimistic

adj optimista

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