glass-half-empty
glass-half-empty adjective: pessimistic.
Adjective
glass-half-empty (not comparable)
- pessimistic
- Susan Kropf, the company's president and chief operating officer, says that while the management team is “by nature optimistic,” there is a “glass half empty kind of mentality.” Says Kropf. “We always think about what more we could have done, or how we could have done it better.”2006, Laura Klepacki, Avon: Building The World's Premier Company For Women
glass-half-empty meaning in Bengali
glass-half-empty in Bengali
- ইতিবাচকতার অভাব, হতাশাবাদী
Antonyms of glass-half-empty
Forms of glass-half-empty
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Origin of glass-half-empty
From the expression "Is the glass half empty or half full?", the answer to which is said to determine whether a person is optimistic or pessimistic.
Questions about glass-half-empty
- What does glass-half-empty mean?
- Glass-half-empty means pessimistic.
- What is glass-half-empty in Bengali?
- Glass-half-empty in Bengali is ইতিবাচকতার অভাব, হতাশাবাদী. See Glass-half-empty meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is glass-half-empty?
- Glass-half-empty is an adjective.
Words near glass-half-empty in the dictionary
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