Dictionary

optimistic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌɑptəˈmɪstɪk/ (Canada, US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk/ (Canada, US)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi Proto-Indo-European *-tm̥mos ? Latin optimus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French optim(isme) ▲ Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French optimistebor. English optimist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English optimistic From optimist + -ic.

Meanings

1. Expecting the best in all possible ways.
   • took an optimistic view
   • optimistic plans
   • in an optimistic mood
   • Reference was made in the January-February issue to some of the optimistic railway titles of the past, such as the Manchester & Milford, and the Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast, neither of which got anywhere near the extremities indicated in their titles during their independent existence. 1944 November and December, “What's in a Name?”, in Railway Magazine, page 333:
2. Allowing other processes to perform transactions on the same data at the same time, and checking for conflicts only when changes need to be written back.
   • optimistic locking
   • optimistic concurrency

Forms

Antonyms

pessimistic

Coordinates

confident (expecting the best) · undeterred (expecting the best) · unabased (expecting the best) · positive (expecting the best) · hopeful (expecting the best) · enthusiasm (expecting the best)

Deriveds

hyperoptimistic · optimistically · nonoptimistic · ultraoptimistic · cyberoptimistic · overoptimistic · over-optimistic · unoptimistic · superoptimistic · skeptimistic · optimistic concurrency

Relateds

optimal · optimist · optimism

Synonyms

upbeat · rosy

Translations (51)

el αισιόδοξος (expecting a good outcome) · hy լավատեսական (expecting a good outcome) · th มองโลกในแง่ดี (expecting a good outcome) · sh оптимистичан (expecting a good outcome) · be аптымісты́чны (expecting a good outcome) · hu derűlátó (expecting a good outcome) · fr optimiste (expecting a good outcome) · ro optimist (expecting a good outcome) · es optimista (expecting a good outcome) · pt otimista (expecting a good outcome) · da optimistisk (expecting a good outcome) · sh optimističan (expecting a good outcome) · sv optimistisk (expecting a good outcome) · eo optimisma (expecting a good outcome) · ja 楽観的 (expecting a good outcome) · nds-de optimist'sch (expecting a good outcome) · ko 낙관적인 (expecting a good outcome) · bg оптимисти́чен (expecting a good outcome) · hu optimista (expecting a good outcome) · fi optimistinen (computing) · he אוֹפְּטִימִי (expecting a good outcome) · mr आशावादी (expecting a good outcome) · ka ოპტიმისტური (expecting a good outcome) · nds-de toversichtlich (expecting a good outcome) · tr iyimser (expecting a good outcome) · sk optimistický (expecting a good outcome) · ca optimista (expecting a good outcome) · de optimistisch (expecting a good outcome) · ar مُتَفَائِل (expecting a good outcome) · hy լավատես (expecting a good outcome) · vo fredimik (expecting a good outcome) · mi ngākau rorotu (expecting a good outcome) · vi lạc quan (expecting a good outcome) · no optimistisk (expecting a good outcome) · fa خوش بین (expecting a good outcome) · nl optimistisch (expecting a good outcome) · ru оптимисти́чный (expecting a good outcome) · fa خوش بینانه (expecting a good outcome) · hi आशावादी (expecting a good outcome) · pt otimista (computing) · haw hauʻoli (expecting a good outcome) · uk оптимісти́чний (expecting a good outcome) · cmn 樂觀的 /乐观的 (expecting a good outcome) · gl optimista (expecting a good outcome) · cs optimistický (expecting a good outcome) · it ottimista (expecting a good outcome) · ru оптимисти́ческий (expecting a good outcome) · pl optymistyczny (expecting a good outcome) · fi optimistinen (expecting a good outcome) · ko 낙천적인 (expecting a good outcome) · yi אָפּטימיסטיש (expecting a good outcome)