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
- 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
- optimists
Antonyms for optimist
Common opposites include pessimist.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cockeyed, result, hopefulness, upside, positive, yeasayer.
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