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optimist^¹

/ˈɑptɪmɪst/ US
/ˈɒptɪmɪst/ UK

noun optimists

A person who expects a favourable outcome. We are becoming as a nation, as a world, indeed, atom-conscious. Many of us are already afflicted with atomphobia, though so far it has manifested itself only in a mirage of autoaeromotive discs and a war of words between chronic optimists and empirical pessimists concerning civilization’s probable
A believer in optimism.

Opposite: pessimist

Optimist^²

noun Optimists

A small centreboard sailing dinghy designed to train and introduce young children into sailing.
Similar: Oppy

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: cockeyed, high hopes, hopeful, result, hopefulness, rose-colored glasses, positivity effect, upside, pollyanna, rose-coloured spectacles, positive, yeasayer, propitiousness, hope, micawber principle, rose-tinted spectacles

noun

Opposite: pessimist

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noun a person who expects a favourable outcome

Español	optimista
日本語	楽観主義者 rakkan-shugisha
中文	樂天派 /乐天派 lètiānpài
Português	otimista
Français	optimiste
Deutsch	Optimist, Optimistin
Ελληνικά	αισιόδοξος aisiódoxos
Română	optimist, optimistă
Русский	оптими́ст optimíst, оптими́стка optimístka
Tiếng Việt	người lạc quan
العربية	مُتَفَائِل mutafāʔil
עברית	אופטימי optími, אופטימיסט optimíst

noun a small centre-board sailing dinghy

עברית	אופטימיסט optimíst

noun a believer in optimism

日本語	楽観主義者 rakkan-shugisha
Português	otimista
Français	optimiste
Deutsch	Optimist, Optimistin
Русский	оптими́ст optimíst, оптими́стка optimístka
עברית	אופטימי optími, אופטימיסט optimíst

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@misc{optimist_2026,
  title = {optimist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/optimist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}