optimistical

Variant of optimism

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

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

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