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US
/ˈɑptəˌmɪzəm/
]
[ UK /ˈɒptɪmˌɪzəm/ ]
[ UK /ˈɒptɪmˌɪzəm/ ]
NOUN
- the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well
- a general disposition to expect the best in all things
How To Use optimism In A Sentence
- His optimism was misplaced and the conflict continued for four years. Times, Sunday Times
- The thing about getting up so early is that one is full of optimism. Times, Sunday Times
- About mid-career, in order to create a mask of professionalism, many journalists tend to pulp the optimism and joy they first felt at writing.
- But taking the long view, there is cause for considerable optimism about the future of relations.
- He also expressed optimism that an acceptable constitutional arrangement could be agreed which would obviate the need for Quebec to seek independence.
- Wall Street insiders attributed this bullishness to optimism about new technologies.
- Faced with technophobia, hyped techno-optimism, and Futurist discourses of progress that make us blind to the clumsy reality of computers, how do we think about and live with technology?
- But this year's spring optimism may have been boosted by an early conclusion to hostilities.
- The present political climate gives little cause for optimism .
- Compared with the survey we published three months ago, this one shows upticks of optimism in nearly every category.