-_mə̇st noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: French pessimiste, from pessimisme, after such pairs as French déisme deism : déiste deist
: one given to pessimism ; especially : an adherent of philosophical pessimism — compare optimist
-_mə̇st noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: French pessimiste, from pessimisme, after such pairs as French déisme deism : déiste deist
: one given to pessimism ; especially : an adherent of philosophical pessimism — compare optimist
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012