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op·ti·mism <INPUT class=au title="Listen to the pronunciation of optimism" onclick="return au('optimi01', 'optimism');" type=button itxtvisited="1">
Pronunciation: \ˈäp-tə-ˌmi-zəm\
Function:
noun
Etymology: French
optimisme, from Latin
optimum, noun, best, from neuter of
optimus best; akin to Latin
ops power — more at
opulent
Date: 1759
1 : a doctrine that this world is the best possible world
2 : an inclination to put the most favorable construction upon actions and events or to anticipate the best possible outcome
3 : See also: previously posted comment by P!tu.
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op·ti·mist <INPUT class=au title="Listen to the pronunciation of optimist" onclick="return au('optimi02', 'optimist');" type=button itxtvisited="1"> \-mist\
noun
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op·ti·mis·tic <INPUT class=au title="Listen to the pronunciation of optimistic" onclick="return au('optimi03', 'optimistic');" type=button itxtvisited="1"> \ˌäp-tə-ˈmis-tik\
adjective
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op·ti·mis·ti·cal·ly <INPUT class=au title="Listen to the pronunciation of optimistically" onclick="return au('optimi04', 'optimistically');" type=button itxtvisited="1"> \-ti-k(ə-)lē\
adverb