optimism
UK/ˈɒptɪmɪzəm//ˈɑptɪmɪzəm/
optimism noun: a tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome.
Noun
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.
- Hanks is known as being an avid reader of history and biography, and seems to seek out stories which offer a certain optimism and humanism. In other words, he plays – fundamentally – good people.2021 February 9, Christina Newland, “Is Tom Hanks part of a dying breed of genuine movie stars?”, in BBC
- Antonyms:
- pessimism, hopelessness
- The doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds.
- Antonyms:
- pessimism, dystopianism
- The belief that good will eventually triumph over evil.
- Antonyms:
- pessimism
optimism meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
optimism in Hindi
- a tendency to expect the best
- आशावाद āśāvād
optimism in Tamil
- ஆர்வ மனப்பாங்கு, வளர்நோக்கியம், நன்நம்பிக்கை, இனிமை நம்பிக்கை, இன்மகிழ் நலம்
optimism in Marathi
- a tendency to expect the best
- आशावाद āśāvād
optimism in Urdu
- رجا, رجائت
More languagesFewer languages
- optimism in Bengali
- আশাবাদ, ইতিবাচক দৃষ্টিভঙ্গি
- optimism in Telugu
- ఆశావాదం, ఆశావాదము
- optimism in Malayalam
- ശുഭാപ്തിവിശ്വാസം, ശുഭപ്രതീക്ഷ
- optimism in Gujarati
- આશાવાદ
- optimism in Nepali
- आशावाद
- optimism in Arabic
- تَفَاؤُل tafāʔul
- optimism in Persian
- خوشبینی xoš-bini
- optimism in Thai
- สุทรรศนนิยม, สุนิยม
- optimism in Vietnamese
- sự lạc quan
Examples of optimism in a sentence
- The rescue workers preserved a gleam of optimism that the trapped miners might still survive.
- The employees reacted with guarded optimism to the new agreement reached by their trade union.
- Her optimism seemed to leaven the otherwise tense environment.
Antonyms of optimism
Forms of optimism
| plural | optimisms |
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Origin of optimism
From French optimisme, equivalent to Latin optimus + -ism.
Words formed from optimism
Questions about optimism
- What does optimism mean?
- Optimism means a tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome.
- What is optimism in Hindi?
- Optimism in Hindi is आशावाद (āśāvād). See Optimism meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is optimism?
- Optimism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce optimism?
- Optimism is pronounced /ˈɑptɪmɪzəm/ (US).
- What is the plural of optimism?
- The plural of optimism is optimisms.
Words near optimism in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: optimism (page history and authors); optimism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); optimism (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); optimism (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); optimism (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); optimism (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); optimism (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); optimism (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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