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optimistic |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Optimistic \Op`ti*mis"tic\, a. 1. (Metaph.) Of or pertaining to optimism; tending, or conforming, to the opinion that all events are ordered for the best. 2. Hopeful; sanguine; as an optimistic view. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: optimistic adj 1: expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view" [ant: {pessimistic}] 2: expecting the best; "an affirmative outlook" [syn: {affirmative}]
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