optimist (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *optimist*:
NOUN	person	optimist	a person disposed to take a favorable view of things

optimist > pronunciation
Sounds	aa'ptahmihst
Rhymes	abortionist ... Zionist: 245 rhymes with ihst...

English > *optimist*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	A person disposed to take a favorable view of things.
Narrower	millenarian, millenarist, chiliast	A person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity)
Broader	person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul	A human being
Opposite	pessimist	A person who expects the worst
Spanish	optimista
Catalan	optimista
Nouns	optimism	a general disposition to expect the best in all things
Nouns	optimism	the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well

HyperDic: optimist