optimism
noun
1 optimism
The optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well.
Roget 482:
overestimation
etc.
v.;
exaggeration
etc.
549;
vanity
etc.
880;
optimism,
pessimism,
pessimist.
much cry and little wool,
much ado about nothing;
storm in a teacup,
tempest in a teacup;
fine talking.
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Roget 836:
cheerfulness
etc.
adj.;
geniality,
gayety,
l'allegro [Fr.],
cheer,
good humor,
spirits;
high spirits,
animal spirits,
flow of spirits;
glee,
high glee,
light heart;
sunshine of the mind,
sunshine of the breast;
gaiete de coeur [Fr.],
bon naturel [Fr.].
liveliness
etc.
adj.;
life,
alacrity,
vivacity,
animation,
allegresse†;
jocundity,
joviality,
jollity;
levity;
jocularity
etc.
(wit)
842.
mirth,
merriment,
hilarity,
exhilaration;
laughter
etc.
838;
merrymaking
etc.
(amusement)
840;
heyday,
rejoicing
etc.
838;
marriage bell.
nepenthe,
Euphrosyne†,
sweet forgetfulness.
optimism
etc.
(hopefulness)
858;
self complacency;
hedonics†,
hedonism.
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Roget 858:
hope,
hopes;
desire
etc.
865;
fervent hope,
sanguine expectation,
trust,
confidence,
reliance;
faith
etc.
(belief)
484;
affiance,
assurance;
secureness,
security;
reassurance.
good omen,
good auspices;
promise,
well grounded hopes;
good prospect,
bright prospect;
clear sky.
assumption,
presumption;
anticipation
etc.
(expectation)
507.
hopefulness,
buoyancy,
optimism,
enthusiasm,
heart of grace,
aspiration.
[person who is hopeful]
optimist,
utopian,
utopist†.
castles in the air,
castles in Spain,
chateaux en Espagne [Fr.],
le pot aut lait [Fr.],
Utopia,
millennium;
day dream,
golden dream;
dream of Alnaschar†;
airy hopes,
fool's paradise;
mirage
etc.
(fallacies of vision)
443;
fond hope.
beam of hope,
ray of hope,
gleam of hope,
glimmer of hope,
flash of hope,
dawn of hope,
star of hope;
cheer;
bit of blue sky,
silver lining,
silver lining of the cloud,
bottom of Pandora's box,
balm in Gilead;
light at the end of the tunnel.
anchor,
sheet anchor,
mainstay;
staff
etc.
(support)
215;
heaven
etc.
981.
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2 optimism
A general disposition to expect the best in all things.
Dutch: optimisme
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