Kilo Lingo

/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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