OPTIMISTIC


Meaning of OPTIMISTIC in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|mistik, -tēk adjective

also op·ti·mis·ti·cal -tə̇kəl, -tēk- ; or op·ti·mist ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_mə̇st

Etymology: optimist + -ic or -ical

1. : of or relating to optimism : tending or conforming to the opinion that all events are ordered for the best

2. : anticipating the best often to an unwise extent or on scanty evidence : notably hopeful : sanguine

an optimistic view

• opti·mis·ti·cal·ly | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|mistə̇k(ə)lē, -tēk-, -li adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.