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optimist

noun
/ˈɑptɪmɪst/US/ˈɒptɪmɪst/UK

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Indo-European *-tm̥mos ? Latin optimus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French optim(isme) ▲ Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)der. Latin -istabor. French -iste French optimistebor. English optimist Borrowed from French optimiste.

  1. derived from -iste French optimistebor
  2. derived from -istabor
  3. derived from -ismusbor
  4. derived from *h₁epsder✻
  5. derived from *h₁ep-der✻

Definitions

  1. A person who expects a favourable outcome.

  2. A believer in optimism.

  3. A small centreboard sailing dinghy designed to train and introduce young children into…

    A small centreboard sailing dinghy designed to train and introduce young children into sailing.

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Derived

antioptimist, cyberoptimist, optimistic, pessoptimist, poptimist, skeptimist, techno-optimist

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