optimistic

op-ti-mis-tic · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Hopeful and confident about the future or the success of something.

  2. 2.

    Expecting or believing that good things will happen.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    cautiously optimistic — hopeful but with some reservations
  • •
    optimistic about — having hope regarding something specific

Related words

Antonyms: gloomy, negative, pessimistic
See also: hopeful, optimism, optimist, pessimistic
Synonyms: confident, hopeful, positive, upbeat

Etymology

From French optimiste + -ic, ultimately from Latin optimus ("best").