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optimistic

  • /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/ UK
  • /ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk/ Canada, US
  • /ˌɑptəˈmɪstɪk/ Canada, US

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adjective more optimistic · most optimistic

  1. Expecting the best in all possible ways. in an optimistic mood

    Similar: upbeat, rosy · Opposite: pessimistic

  2. Allowing other processes to perform transactions on the same data at the same time, and checking for conflicts only when changes need to be written back. optimistic concurrency

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adj expecting a good outcome

Españoloptimista
한국어낙천적인 nakcheonjeogin, 낙관적인 nakgwanjeogin
日本語楽観的 rakkanteki
中文樂觀的 /乐观的 lèguān de
हिन्दीआशावादी āśāvādī
Portuguêsotimista
Françaisoptimiste
Deutschoptimistisch
Italianoottimista
Ελληνικάαισιόδοξος aisiódoxos
Românăoptimist
Русскийоптимисти́ческий optimistíčeskij, оптимисти́чный optimistíčnyj
Tiếng Việtlạc quan
العربيةمُتَفَائِل mutafāʔil
עבריתאוֹפְּטִימִי

adj computing

Portuguêsotimista

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@misc{optimistic_2026,
  title = {optimistic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/optimistic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}