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optimist

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op·ti·mist  (pt-mst)
n.
1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome.
2. A believer in philosophical optimism.

opti·mistic adj.
opti·misti·cal·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.optimistoptimist - a person disposed to take a favorable view of things
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
chiliast, millenarian, millenarist - a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity)
pessimist - a person who expects the worst

optimist
noun
Quotations
"an optimist is a guy"
"that has never had"
"much experience" [Don Marquis archy and mehitabel]
Translations
optimist [ˈɒptɪmɪst] Noptimista mf
he's the eternal optimistes el eterno optimista

optimist [ˈɒptɪmɪst] noptimiste m/f

optimist
nOptimist(in) m(f)

optimist [ˈɒptɪmɪst] nottimista m/f
optimist [ˈɒptɪmɪst] nottimista m/f

optimist مُتَفَائِل optimista optimist Optimist οπτιμιστής optimismo, optimista optimisti optimiste optimist ottimista 楽観主義者 낙천가 optimist optimist optymista optimista, otimista оптимист optimist ผู้มองโลกในแง่ดี iyimser người lạc quan 乐观者


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A MAN who had experienced the favours of fortune and was an Optimist, met a man who had experienced an optimist and was a Cynic.
The reinsurer, the optimist of ill-luck and disaster, slaps his pocket with satisfaction.
"After all," she said, "you know that I am a professional optimist, and I have faith in my luck.
 
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