optimistic

[ op-tuh-mis-tik ]

/ ˌɒp təˈmɪs tɪk /

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adjective

disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.

reflecting a favorable view of events and conditions and the expectation of a positive outcome; demonstrating optimism: an optimistic plan.

of or relating to optimism.

Nearby words

optics, optimal, optime, optimism, optimist, optimistic, optimization, optimize, optimum, optimum dose, optimum population

Sometimes op·ti·mis·ti·cal.

Origin of optimistic

First recorded in 1840–50; optimist + -ic

Related forms

op·ti·mis·ti·cal·ly, adverban·ti·op·ti·mis·tic, adjectivean·ti·op·ti·mis·ti·cal, adjectivean·ti·op·ti·mis·ti·cal·ly, adverb

non·op·ti·mis·tic, adjectivenon·op·ti·mis·ti·cal, adjectivenon·op·ti·mis·ti·cal·ly, adverbo·ver·op·ti·mis·tic, adjectiveo·ver·op·ti·mis·ti·cal·ly, adverbpre·op·ti·mis·tic, adjectivesem·i·op·ti·mis·tic, adjectivesem·i·op·ti·mis·ti·cal·ly, adverbsu·per·op·ti·mis·tic, adjectiveun·op·ti·mis·tic, adjectiveun·op·ti·mis·ti·cal, adjectiveun·op·ti·mis·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Examples from the Web for optimistic

Today, liberal Protestantism is on the wane, and optimistic postmillennialism along with it.
The Evangelical Apocalypse Is All Your Fault|Jay Michaelson|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In fact, there are a number of good reasons to be optimistic.
Can the U.S. Government Go Moneyball?|Peter Orszag, Jim Nussle|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Backers of reform certainly hope so and believe it might have been too optimistic to expect change this year.
SWAT Lobby Shoots to Kill Police Reform After Ferguson|Tim Mak|December 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He then struck an optimistic note, saying his own life is proof that we have made great progress in matters of race.
Darren Wilson Wasn’t Indicted—the System Was|Michael Daly|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The stories, meanwhile, close on open notes, if not optimistic ones.
Short Stories From the New China|Mindy Farabee|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To the optimistic Virginia the division of the loaves and fishes of his personal gratitude was scarcely heeded.
Hepsey Burke|Frank Noyes Westcott
The dedication to his wife explains the title and reveals the author's optimistic views.
Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878|Various
We're detailing a couple of junior technicians to make a search of the library here on Gongonk Island, but we're not optimistic.
Uller Uprising|Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr
An optimistic guess is that they spotted our Navy search force and pulled out quickly, fearing a surprise attack.
Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung|Victor Appleton
But the gentleman was not prepared to confirm this optimistic view of the case.
Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories|Henry Seton Merriman