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Definitions of optimism in various dictionaries:
noun - the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well
noun - a general disposition to expect the best in all things
A tendency to expect the best possible outcome or dwell on the most hopeful aspects of a situation: “There is a touch of optimism in every worry about one’s own moral cleanliness” (Victoria Ocampo).
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| Being around you has completely killed my sense of this, the tendency to expect the best of life |
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| hopefulness and confidence about the future or the success of something. |
| a general disposition to expect the best in all things |
| the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well |
| A tendency to expect the best possible outcome or dwell on the most hopeful aspects of a situation: "There is a touch of optimism in every worry about one's own moral cleanliness ( Victoria Ocampo). |
| Philosophy The doctrine, asserted by Leibniz, that this world is the best of all possible worlds. |
| Philosophy The belief that the universe is improving and that good will ultimately triumph over evil. |
| the quality of being full of hope and emphasizing the good parts of a situation, or a belief that something good will happen: |
| the tendency to be hopeful and to emphasize or think of the good part in a situation rather than the bad part, or the feeling that in the future good things are more likely to happen than bad things: |
| the feeling that good things are more likely to happen than bad things: |
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Optimism is a mental attitude reflecting a belief or hope that the outcome of some specific endeavor, or outcomes in general, will be positive, favorable, and desirable. A common idiom used to illustrate optimism versus pessimism is a glass filled with water to the halfway point: an optimist is said to see the glass as half full, while a pessimist sees the glass as half empty. * The term derives from the Latin optimum, meaning "best". Being optimistic, in the typical sense of the word, is defined as expecting the best possible outcome from any given situation. This is usually referred to in psychology as dispositional optimism. It thus reflects a belief that future conditions will work out for the best.Theories of optimism include dispositional models, and models of explanatory style. Methods to measure optimism have been developed within both theoretical systems, such as various forms of the Life Orientation Test, for the original definition of optimism, or the Attributional Style Quest |