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Optimist

Optimist Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Optimist?
[n] a person disposed to take a favorable view of things
Synonyms | Synonyms for Optimist: Related Terms | Find terms related to Optimist: aspirant | aspirer | chiliast | dreamer | hopeful | hoper | idealist | irrepressible optimist | Leibnizian optimist | millenarian | millennialist | millennian | perfectibilist | perfectibilitarian | perfectionist | philosophical optimist | Pollyanna | positivist | ray of sunshine | utopian See Also | intellect | intellectual | millenarian | millenarist Optimist In Webster's Dictionary \Op"ti*mist\, n. [Cf. F. optimiste.]
1. (Metaph.) One who holds the opinion that all events are
ordered for the best.
2. One who looks on the bright side of things, or takes
hopeful views; -- opposed to {pessimist}.
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