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op·ti·mist
 optimist
- pronunciation:
- ap
t
mihst
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noun |
| definition 1: |
one who usually or in a specific instance expects a good outcome. (Cf. pessimist.)
How can you be such an optimist with all these troubles in the world?I had given up all hope, but she remained an optimist.- antonyms:
- pessimist
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| definition 2: |
one who holds the belief that good is the dominant force in the universe or that this universe is the best possible one. (Cf. pessimist.)
- antonyms:
- pessimist
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| related words: |
bull |
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