/optiˈmista/
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Translation
optimistic
Word origin
From Latin optimus ('best'), via the French optimiste, coined in the eighteenth century in philosophical debate about the best of all possible worlds.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- optimus
- English cognates
- optimum, optimal
Grammar
Masc pluraloptimistas
Examples
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She is always optimistic, even in bad times.
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I have an optimistic view of the future.
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How can you be so optimistic after all this?
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The results are optimistic for this year.
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An optimist always sees the good side of things.
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