Hypertext Webster Gateway: "upbeat"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
upbeat
adj : pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic [syn: {cheerful},
{pollyannaish}]
n 1: a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous;
"the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent
troubles" [syn: {wellbeing}, {well-being}, {welfare}, {eudaemonia},
{eudaimonia}] [ant: {ill-being}]
2: an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)
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