What does glass-half-empty mean?
Glass-half-empty means (idiomatic, of a person) pessimistic.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(idiomatic, of a person) pessimistic.
Susan Kropf, the company's president and chief operating officer, says that while the management team is “by nature optimistic,” there is a “glass half empty kind of mentality.” Says Kropf. “We always think about what more we could have done, or how we could have done it better.”
Use glass-half-empty when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Glass-half-empty means (idiomatic, of a person) pessimistic.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include glass-half-full.
Susan Kropf, the company's president and chief operating officer, says that while the management team is “by nature optimistic,” there is a “glass half empty kind of mentality.” Says Kropf. “We always think about what more we could have done, or how we could have done it better.”
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