op·ti·mist ( p t -m st)n. 1. One who usually expects a favorable outcome. 2. A believer in philosophical optimism. op  ti·mistic adj.op ti·misti·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" 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
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
encouraging discouraging
Translations
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
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
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.
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.
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
optimistic [ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk] adj (attitude) → ottimistico/a; (person) → ottimista
optimistic [ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk] adj (attitude) → ottimistico/a; (person) → ottimista
optimistic [ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk] adj (attitude) → ottimistico/a; (person) → ottimista
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