optimism
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- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɑptɪmɪzəm/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒptɪmɪzəm/
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Noun edit
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
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a tendency to expect the best
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the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
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the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from French optimisme. By surface analysis, optim + -ism.
Noun edit
optimism n (uncountable)
Declension edit
declension of optimism (singular only)
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) optimism | optimismul |
genitive/dative | (unui) optimism | optimismului |
vocative | optimismule |
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optimism c
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Declension of optimism | ||||
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Nominative | optimism | optimismen | — | — |
Genitive | optimisms | optimismens | — | — |