optimism

English

Etymology

From French optimisme

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɑptɪmɪzəm/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɒptɪmɪzəm/
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Noun

optimism (usually uncountable, plural optimisms)

a tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome
I love her youth, her beauty and above all her optimism that everything will turn out fine.
the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil

Antonyms

pessimism

Derived terms

optimist

Translations

a tendency to expect the best

Arabic: تَفَاؤُل‎‎ m (tafāʾul)
Catalan: optimisme (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 樂觀主義 (zh), 乐观主义 (zh) (lèguān zhǔyì)
Czech: optimismus (cs) m
Finnish: optimismi (fi)
French: optimisme (fr) m
Galician: optimismo m
German: Optimismus (de) m, Zuversicht (de) f
Greek: αισιοδοξία (el) f (aisiodoxía)
Hebrew: אופטימיות‎‎ f (optímiut)
Hungarian: optimizmus (hu), derűlátás (hu)
Italian: ottimismo (it) m

Japanese: 楽観主義 (らっかんしゅぎ, rakkan-shugi)
Low German:
German Low German: Toversicht f, Optimismus m
Norwegian: optimisme m
Portuguese: otimismo (pt) m
Romanian: optimism (ro) n
Russian: оптими́зм (ru) m (optimízm)
Serbo-Croatian: optimìzam (sh) m
Spanish: optimismo (es) m
Swedish: optimism (sv) c
Turkish: optimizm (tr), iyimserlik (tr)
Volapük: fredim (vo)

the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds

Arabic: تَفَاؤُل‎‎ m (tafāʾul)
Catalan: optimisme (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 樂觀主義 (zh), 乐观主义 (zh) (lèguān zhǔyì)
Finnish: optimismi (fi)
French: optimisme (fr) m
Galician: optimismo m
Greek: αισιοδοξία (el) f (aisiodoxía)

Japanese: 楽観主義 (らっかんしゅぎ, rakkan-shugi)
Norwegian: optimisme m
Portuguese: otimismo (pt) m
Russian: оптими́зм (ru) m (optimízm)
Serbo-Croatian: optimìzam (sh) m
Turkish: optimizm (tr), iyimserlik (tr)
Volapük: fredim (vo)

the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil

Catalan: optimisme (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 樂觀主義 (zh), 乐观主义 (zh) (lèguān zhǔyì)
Finnish: optimismi (fi)
French: optimisme (fr) m
Greek: αισιοδοξία (el) f (aisiodoxía)

Japanese: 楽観主義 (らっかんしゅぎ, rakkan-shugi)
Norwegian: optimisme m
Portuguese: otimismo (pt) m
Russian: оптими́зм (ru) m (optimízm)
Serbo-Croatian: optimìzam (sh) m
Volapük: fredim (vo)

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