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optimism

/ˈɑptɪmɪzəm/

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What does optimism mean?

noun

  1. A tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome.
  2. The doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds.
  3. The belief that good will eventually triumph over evil.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɑptɪmɪzəm/

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This would have been fatuity if the optimism it expressed had not been much more a hope than a prejudice.
Henry JamesThe EuropeansProject Gutenberg ebook #179
He used to insist that all his bad schoolfellows had died early, a belief amusingly characteristic of the man’s consistent optimism.
Robert Louis StevensonMemoir of Fleeming JenkinProject Gutenberg ebook #698
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In spite of failures, cooperative schemes went on, some of the same men appearing in one after another with irrepressible optimism.
Jane AddamsTwenty Years at Hull House; with Autobiographical NotesProject Gutenberg ebook #1325
That is why Gordon, with his bubbling optimism and boyish spirits, is so exhilarating especially as a contrast to too much doctor.
Jean WebsterDear EnemyProject Gutenberg ebook #238
C., the nephew, was of the finest type of young Englishman, clean cut, enthusiastic, good looking, with an air of engaging vitality and optimism.
Stewart Edward WhiteThe Land of FootprintsProject Gutenberg ebook #1378