Hypertext Webster Gateway: "optimistic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Optimistic \Op`ti*mis"tic\, a.
1. (Metaph.) Of or pertaining to optimism; tending, or
conforming, to the opinion that all events are ordered for
the best.
2. Hopeful; sanguine; as, an optimistic view.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
optimistic
adj 1: expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; "in
an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an
optimistic view" [ant: {pessimistic}]
2: expecting the best; "an affirmative outlook" [syn: {affirmative}]
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