English noun: optimism | |||
1. | optimism (feeling) the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hope | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | sanguineness, sanguinity | ||
Antonyms | pessimism | ||
2. | optimism (attribute) a general disposition to expect the best in all things | ||
Broader (hypernym) | disposition, temperament | ||
Antonyms | pessimism | ||