Plural of optimist
regular plural
The plural of optimist is optimists.
Forms of optimist
| Singular | optimist /ˈɑptɪmɪst/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | optimists |
| Countable | countable |
Optimists in a sentence
- Many of us are already afflicted with atomphobia, though so far it has manifested itself only in a mirage of autoaeromotive discs and a war of words between chronic optimists and empirical pessimists concerning civilization’s probable future.1947 September 27, Richard R. Werry, “An American Beginning for International Education”, in School and Society, volume 66, number 1709...
- But religious people are, even in spite of what they professly believe, optimists as a rule.1978, Mahinda Palihawadana, “A Buddhist Response: Religion Beyond Ideology and Power”, in Donald G. Dawe, John B[raisted] Carman, editors…. From the entry professly
- They were cheerful optimists; indomitable grapplers with forest and flood, who did almost incredible things with ax and saw and giant-powder.1912, Harold Bindloss, Vane of the Timberlands, page 19. From the entry grappler
- Paul Ehrlich, again, is not innocent here, for the best example, and the most important, is the pseudodebate between Malthusian pessimists and anti-Malthusian optimists.1998, Tom Athanasiou, Divided Planet: The Ecology of Rich and Poor, page 80. From the entry pseudodebate
- For the first time in their lives the comfortable were uncomfortable, the professional optimists had to admit that there was something wrong.1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn, Pt. II. From the entry laugh on the other side of one's face
Meaning of optimist
- noun A person who expects a favourable outcome.
- noun A believer in optimism.
Questions about the plural of optimist
- What is the plural of optimist?
- The plural of optimist is optimists.
- Is optimist countable?
- Optimist is a countable noun.
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