optimist
pronunciation
How to pronounce optimist in British English:
UK [ˈɒptɪmɪst]
How to pronounce optimist in American English:
US [ˈɑptɪmɪst]
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- Noun:
- a person disposed to take a favorable view of things
Word Origin
- optimist (n.)
- 1759, from French optimiste (1752); see optimism + -ist.
Antonym
Example
- 1. He is a natural optimist but sounded unusually low .
- 2. Did you know there was an organization of and for optimists called optimist international ?
- 3. The chief justice is also an optimist , arguing that you " must trust human beings ; with friction there is energy . "
- 4. Which are you an optimist or a realist ?
- 5. Gilding is actually an optimist at heart .