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- pronunciation:
- ap
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- Word Combinations (noun)
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| definition 1: |
the belief that everything will turn out well, or that there are good aspects of every situation. (Cf. pessimism.)
He was always surprised at her optimism considering all the misfortunes that she had experienced in her life.- synonyms:
- sanguineness
- antonyms:
- despair, pessimism
- similar words:
- assurance, buoyancy, confidence, expectancy, hope, hopefulness
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| definition 2: |
the belief that good is the dominant force in the universe. (Cf. pessimism.)
- antonyms:
- pessimism
- similar words:
- idealism
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| definition 3: |
the belief that this universe is the best possible one. (Cf. pessimism.)
- antonyms:
- pessimism
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