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optimism

[ op-tuh-miz-uhm ]

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a disposition or tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
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the belief that good ultimately predominates over evil in the world.
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the belief that goodness pervades reality.
the doctrine that the existing world is the best of all possible worlds.

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First recorded in 1730–40; from French optimisme, from Latin optim(um) ( optimum ) + French -isme -ism

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C18: from French optimisme, from Latin optimus best, superlative of bonus good

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‘There’s a sense of hope and optimism people haven’t seen in a long time,’ San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said of the city’s nascent rebound.

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