| ADJECTIVE | all | upbeat, cheerful, pollyannaish | pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic |
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| NOUN | state | upbeat, wellbeing, well-being, welfare, eudaemonia, eudaimonia | a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous |
| communication | upbeat, offbeat | an unaccented / unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure) |
| Sounds | ah'pbiy.t | |
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| Rhymes | aesthete ... worksheet: 76 rhymes with iyt... | |
| Meaning | pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic. | |
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| Synonyms | cheerful, pollyannaish | |
| Broader | optimistic | Expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds |
| Spanish | alegre, animado | |
| Catalan | alegre | |
| Adverbs | cheerfully | in a cheerful manner |
| Meaning | A contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous. | |
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| Example | "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles" | |
| Synonyms | wellbeing, well-being, welfare, eudaemonia, eudaimonia | |
| Narrower | fool's paradise | An illusory state of wellbeing |
| health, wellness | A healthy state of wellbeing free from disease | |
| Broader | prosperity, successfulness | The condition of prospering |
| Opposite | ill-being | lack of prosperity or happiness or health |
| Spanish | bienestar, comodidad, eudaemonia, eudaimonia, holgura | |
| Catalan | benestar, comoditat, eudaemonia, eudaimonia, eudemonisme, folgança | |
| Meaning | An unaccented / unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure). | |
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| Synonym | offbeat | |
| Broader | rhythm, beat, musical rhythm | The basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music |
| Spanish | compás no acentuado, tiempo no acentuado | |
| Catalan | temps no accentuat | |
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