Optimism

Noun

 * 1) a tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome
 * 2) the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
 * 3) the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil

Adjectives for Optimism
slothful; radiant; placid; sober; incurable; misguided; bourgeois; innate; superb; baseless; unfailing; shallow; feeble; horrible; extravagant; militant; ctrident; undue; hollow; pretended.

Verbs for Optimism
bolster by—; crown with—; dispel—; feign—; pretend—; voice—; yield to—; —blinds; —cheers; —comforts; —cools; —encourages; —glows; —impresses; —penetrates; —pierces; —prevails; —stimulates; —warms.

Thesaurus
perfectionism, philosophical optimism, pleasantness, positivism, radiance, rosy expectation, rosy outlook, sanguine expectation, sanguine humor, sanguineness, sanguinity, silver lining, sunniness, utopianism, winsomeness, blitheness, blithesomeness, bright outlook, bright side, brightness, buoyancy, cheer, cheerful expectation, cheerfulness, cheeriness, cheery vein, eupeptic mien, geniality, gladness, gladsomeness, good cheer, happiness, hope, hopefulness, idealism, millennialism, optimisticalness, perfectibilism,

Antonyms

 * pessimism

Derived terms

 * optimist

Translations

 * Arabic: تفاؤل
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 樂觀主義, 乐观主义
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Finnish: optimismi
 * French:


 * German:, Zuversicht
 * Greek:
 * Japanese: 楽観主義 (らっかんしゅぎ, rakkan-shugi)
 * Norwegian: optimisme
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Volapük: fredim


 * Arabic: تفاؤل
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 樂觀主義, 乐观主义
 * Croatian:
 * Finnish: optimismi
 * French:


 * Greek:
 * Japanese: 楽観主義 (らっかんしゅぎ, rakkan-shugi)
 * Norwegian: optimisme
 * Russian:
 * Volapük: fredim


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 樂觀主義, 乐观主义
 * Croatian:
 * Finnish: optimismi
 * French:


 * Greek:
 * Japanese: 楽観主義 (らっかんしゅぎ, rakkan-shugi)
 * Norwegian: optimisme
 * Russian:
 * Volapük: fredim