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optimist - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
noun noun
from The Century Dictionary.
noun noun optimist view.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
noun (Metaph.) One who holds the opinion that all events are ordered for the best.noun pessimist .
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
noun noun optimism .noun centre-board sailing dinghy designed to train and introduce young children into sailing .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun
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Mr.H. T. Tuckerman makes a book of essays on various subjects, and calls it The Optimist; and then devotes several pages of preface to an argument, lexicon in hand, proving that the applicability of the term optimist is ` obvious. '
Literary Blunders; A chapter in the "History of Human Error" 1893
"We were what we called optimist realists," she said.
EW.com: Today's Latest Headlines 2009
Vidal Castillo, the optimist , is confident that the outlook is good for an upswing in the fortunes of a town which has had its share of downers.
Alamos: Still a boom to bust town, but with everlasting charm 2009
Tell that lizard that your eternal optimist is alive, kicking, and ready for a tough match!
2010 March « Being En Pointe 2010
[…] “All Georgia is here!” declared one optimist from the stage.
Global Voices in English » Georgia: Opposition protests on hold, new concerns emerge 2009
Inspirational Quote: "An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day."
Talking Turkey Ulysses 2009
Vidal Castillo, the optimist , is confident that the outlook is good for an upswing in the fortunes of a town which has had its share of downers.
Alamos: Still a boom to bust town, but with everlasting charm 2009
Inspirational Quote: "An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day."
Archive 2009-10-01 Ulysses 2009
And Charlie Brown, turning the appellation optimist into someone sure to be scorned, because he so wants to believe and wants so much to kick that elusive football, comes charging down the field one more time, only to have the diabolical Lucy pull the ball once again, as Charlie Brown goes flying up in the air.
Michael Russnow: The WGA Strike for Dummies: Why Is It Taking So Long? 2008
I am a short-term optimist , but feel this planet is going down the tubes.
davidrothman.net » Biblioblogosphere “Five Things” Round-Up (plus Cite Bite demo) 2007
jmjarmstrong commented on the word optimist
JM wonders if an optimist is a very dense fog and a bigamist is even denser.
July 4, 2011