ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Optimist

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɑptɪmɪst/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Optimist is a noun meaning A person who expects a favourable outcome.

Meaning

A person who expects a favourable outcome.

More Meanings

  1. A believer in optimism.

Example Sentences

We are becoming as a nation, as a world, indeed, atom-conscious. Many of us are already afflicted with atomphobia, though so far it has manifested itself only in a mirage of autoaeromotive discs and a war of words between chronic optimists and empirical pessimists concerning civilization’s probable future.

Word Forms

Antonyms for optimist

Common opposites include pessimist.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include cockeyed, result, hopefulness, upside, positive, yeasayer.

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