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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