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Variant of optimism

optimism Definition

op·ti·mism (äp′tə miz′əm)

noun

  1. Philos.
    1. the doctrine held by Leibniz and others that the existing world is the best possible
    2. the doctrine or belief that good ultimately prevails over evil
  2. the tendency to take the most hopeful or cheerful view of matters or to expect the best outcome

Etymology: Fr optimisme < L optimus, best: see optimum

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optimist Synonyms

optimist

n.

Pollyanna, dreamer, positivist; see idealist.

optimist Quotes

  In these times you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you wake in the morning.

—Sandburg, Carl

The last optimist left in Colombia.

—Garc|¤  a Ma¤ r quez, Gabriel

Themanwho isa pessimist before 48 knowstoomuch; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little. See alsoWillkie 914:67. 872

—Twain, Mark pseudonym of  Samuel Langhorne Clemens

an optimist is a guy that has never had much experience.

—Marquis, Don(ald Robert Perry)

The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.

—Cabell,James Branch

An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while the pessimist sees only the red stop- light. The truly wise person is colour-blind.

—Schweitzer, Albert