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upbeat en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

From up- + beat.

Meanings

  1. Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat.
    • The notes are easy, but it's an upbeat tune and should be played fairly quickly.
  2. Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.
    • He sounded upbeat when I talked to him.
    • But Murphy remains upbeat about the longer-term prospect of recovery and a resumption of the record growth in passenger volumes experienced in the UK in the two decades following privatisation. 2022 August 24, Steve Murphy tells Paul Stephen, “Rail + property: a winning combination”, in RAIL, number 964, page 48:
    • Though he had bad news, he ended with an upbeat forecast for the future.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most upbeat Degree=Sup lexicographic
more upbeat Degree=Cmp lexicographic
up-beat alternative lexicographic

Antonyms

downbeat (antonym(s) of “optimistic”)

Deriveds

upbeatness · upbeatly

Translations (43)

sv livad (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · de heiter und zuversichtlich gestimmt (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · sv upptempo (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · de aufgedreht (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · ru быстрый (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · kk сейдін (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · hu szapora (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · hu (describing a type of csárdás) friss (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · fr optimiste (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · fi nopeatempoinen (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · sv munter (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · hu derűlátó (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · de optimistisch (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · ja アップビートの (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · ja 明るい (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · hu gyors (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · ru жизнера́достный (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · hu jókedvű (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · tr vurgusuz tempolu (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · sv upprymd (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · fi myönteinen (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · de fröhlich (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · sv pigg (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · fi nopea (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · ro optimist (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · de peppig (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · fr entraînant (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · es positivo (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · es optimista (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · tr neşeli (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · ja アップビートの (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · hu sebes (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · tr iyimser (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · kk көтеріліңкі (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · sv uppspelt (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · hu pörgős (Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat) · sv uppåt (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · sv positiv (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · hu vidám (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · ru бо́дрый (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · fi optimistinen (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · bg оптимистичен (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.) · hu optimista (Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.)

upbeat en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From up- + beat.

Meanings

  1. An unaccented beat at the start of a musical phrase.
    • The conductor said: I give you three beats for nothing and then you come in on the upbeat.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
up-beat alternative lexicographic
upbeats Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

anticipatory · unstressed note · pickup · anacrusis · unstressed · unaccented beat · anticipatory note

Translations (4)

de Auftakt (unaccented beat at the start of a musical phrase) · el άρση (unaccented beat at the start of a musical phrase) · fr levé (unaccented beat at the start of a musical phrase) · ru затакт (unaccented beat at the start of a musical phrase)