optimist
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optimism (ˈɒptɪˌmɪzəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the tendency to expect the best and see the best in all things |
| 2. | hopefulness; confidence |
| 3. | the doctrine of the ultimate triumph of good over evil |
| 4. | the philosophical doctrine that this is the best of all possible worlds |
| [C18: from French optimisme, from Latin optimus best, superlative of bonus good] | |
| 'optimist | |
| —n | |
| opti'mistic | |
| —adj | |
| opti'mistical | |
| —adj | |
| opti'mistically | |
| —adv | |
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Optimist
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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Example sentences
But as one conference speaker put it, it is better to be an optimist and wrong than a pessimist and right.
Here is one optimist's reason for believing unity will prevail over disunity, integration over disintegration.
Everyone's an optimist, so they blind themselves to downside risks.
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