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| good |
approving, favorable, or optimistic. [1/25 definitions] |
| good cheer |
cheerful, optimistic, or courageous spirits. [1/3 definitions] |
| hope |
an optimistic sense or feeling that events will turn out well. [1/6 definitions] |
| keep one's chin up |
to stay optimistic; not lose hope. |
| overoptimistic |
combined form of optimistic. |
| Pollyanna |
in an early twentieth-century novel by Eleanor H. Porter, the heroine and title character, who is always happy and optimistic. [2 definitions] |
| positive |
approving or optimistic. [1/13 definitions] |
| rise |
to become more cheerful or optimistic. [1/24 definitions] |
| roseate |
optimistic, favorable, or encouraging. [1/2 definitions] |
| rose-colored |
optimistic or favorable in outlook or appearance, sometimes unrealistically so. [1/2 definitions] |
| rose-colored glasses |
an optimistic or overly favorable attitude. |
| rosy |
optimistic, promising, or favorable. [1/4 definitions] |
| sanguine |
having an optimistic temperament or outlook. [1/3 definitions] |
| sanguineous |
confident or optimistic; sanguine. [1/3 definitions] |
| starry-eyed |
naively or romantically idealistic; unrealistically optimistic. [1/2 definitions] |
| upbeat |
(informal) optimistic and cheery. [1/2 definitions] |
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