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Word entry · 8 letters

optimism

Best crossword clue

"Hopeful outlook"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈɑptɪmɪzəm/Part of speech nounSorted iimmopstStarts with OEnds with M1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Hopeful outlook or expectation of good outcomes.

Word origin

From French optimisme, equivalent to Latin optimus + -ism.

Used in a sentence

  • I love her youth, her beauty and above all her optimism that everything will turn out fine.
  • Hanks is known as being an avid reader of history and biography, and seems to seek out stories which offer a certain optimism and humanism. In other words, he plays – fundamentally – good people.

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