glass-half-empty en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From the expression "Is the glass half empty or half full?", the answer to which is said to determine whether a person is optimistic or pessimistic.
Meanings
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(idiomatic, not-comparable, of a person) pessimistic
Susan Kropf, the company's president and chief operating officer, says that while the management team is “by nature optimistic,” there is a “glass half empty kind of mentality.” Says Kropf. “We always think about what more we could have done, or how we could have done it better.”
2006, Laura Klepacki, Avon: Building The World's Premier Company For Women:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| glass half empty | alternative | lexicographic |