English-Thai Dictionary

optimist

N ผู้ ที่ มองโลกในแง่ดี  pessimist phu-ti-mong-lok-nai-nga-de

 

optimistic

ADJ โดย คาดหวัง สิ่ง ที่ ดี  pessimistic doi-kad-wang-sing-ti-de

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OPTIMIST

Op "ti *mist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. optimiste. ]

 

1. (Metaph.)

 

Defn: One who holds the opinion that all events are ordered for the best.

 

2. One who looks on the bright side of things, or takes hopeful views; -- opposed to pessimist.

 

OPTIMISTIC

OPTIMISTIC Op `ti *mis "tic, a.

 

1. (Metaph.)

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to optimism; tending, or conforming, to the opinion that all events are ordered for the best.

 

2. Hopeful; sanguine; as, an optimistic view.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

optimistic

op ti mis tic |ˌäptəˈmistik ˈˌɑptəˈˌmɪstɪk | ▶adjective hopeful and confident about the future: the optimistic mood of the sixties | he was optimistic about the deal. • involving an overestimate: previous estimates may be wildly optimistic. DERIVATIVES op ti mis ti cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb

 

Oxford Dictionary

optimistic

op ¦ti |mis ¦tic |ɒptɪˈmɪstɪk | ▶adjective hopeful and confident about the future: the optimistic mood of the Sixties | the government was optimistic that reform would take place. • (of an estimate ) unrealistically high: previous estimates of whale numbers may be wildly optimistic. DERIVATIVES optimistically adverb

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

optimistic

optimistic adjective 1 she felt optimistic about the future: hopeful, confident, positive, cheerful, cheery, sanguine, bright, buoyant, full of hope, bullish, Panglossian, Pollyannaish; informal upbeat; dated of good cheer. ANTONYMS pessimistic, hopeless. 2 the forecast is optimistic: encouraging, promising, hopeful, reassuring, favorable, auspicious, propitious. ANTONYMS ominous, gloomy. WORD TOOLKIT See confident . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them. WORD SPECTRUM: optimistic / pessimistic

optimistic hopeful full of hope confident self-confident self-assured sanguine positive expecting the best looking on the bright side cheery cheerful of good cheer buoyant bullish upbeat chirpy sunny in good spirits in high spirits good-humored good-natured friendly agreeable accommodating willing to go along

neutral

undecided uncommitted disinterested detached unenthusiastic unenthused dispirited disheartened blue down down in the dumps gloomy gloom-ridden glum downbeat negative lugubrious discouraged crestfallen lacking confidence having lost heart depressed despairing despondent hopeless pessimistic

Word Spectrums show shades of meaning between two polar opposites.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

optimistic

optimistic adjective 1 always optimistic, Anne felt sure that she would see him: cheerful, cheery, positive, confident, hopeful, sanguine, bullish, buoyant, bright; disposed to look on the bright side, inclined to look through rose-coloured spectacles, always expecting the best, full of hope, Pollyannaish, Panglossian; informal upbeat; archaic of good cheer. ANTONYMS pessimistic, negative. 2 the forecast is certainly more optimistic: encouraging, promising, hopeful, bright, rosy, reassuring, favourable, auspicious, propitious. ANTONYMS pessimistic, gloomy, ominous. WORD TOOLKIT optimistic See confident . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Duden Dictionary

Optimist

Op ti mist Substantiv, maskulin , der |Optim i st |der Optimist; Genitiv: des Optimisten, Plural: die Optimisten Person, die eine positive Lebenseinstellung hat, die vor allem die guten Seiten der Dinge sieht ein unverbesserlicher Optimist sein | du bist vielleicht ein Optimist ! (du unterschätzt die sich ergebenden Schwierigkeiten o. Ä.)

 

Optimistin

Op ti mis tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Optim i stin |weibliche Form zu Optimist

 

optimistisch

op ti mis tisch Adjektiv |optim i stisch |a von Optimismus a erfüllt ein stark optimistischer Grundzug lag in ihrem Wesen b von Optimismus b erfüllt oder eine entsprechende Haltung ausdrückend eine optimistische Umschreibung | diese Prognose ist mir zu optimistisch | diese Nachricht hatte mich wieder recht optimistisch gestimmt

 

French Dictionary

optimiste

optimiste adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin Qui est enclin à percevoir les bons côtés d ’une chose. ANTONYME pessimiste .

 

Spanish Dictionary

optimista

optimista adjetivo /nombre común 1 [persona ] Que tiende a ver y juzgar las cosas en su aspecto más positivo o más favorable :me siento optimista por la clasificación, pero todavía quedan pruebas por delante .ANTÓNIMO pesimista .2 adjetivo Que denota optimismo :carácter optimista; una actitud optimista; una visión optimista de la realidad; es un momento expansivo y optimista, favorable para impulsar los asuntos en curso .ANTÓNIMO pesimista .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

optimist

op ti mist /ɑ́ptɪmɪst |ɔ́p -/名詞 C 楽天家, のんき者, くよくよしない人間 (↔pessimist ).

 

optimistic

op ti mis tic /ɑ̀ptɪmɪ́stɪk |ɔ̀p -/形容詞 more ～; most ～ «…に関して /…ということに » 楽観 [楽天 ]的な , くよくよしない «about /that 節 » (↔pessimistic )▸ I am very optimistic about the future .私は将来についてはまったく楽観しています ▸ Everyone is optimistic that everything is going to work out .だれもが何もかもうまくいきそうだと楽観している .ò p ti m í s ti cal ly 副詞