optimist

optimist
optimism NOUN 1) hopefulness and confidence about the future or success of something. 2) Philosophy the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds.
DERIVATIVES optimist noun optimistic adjective optimistically adverb.
ORIGIN French optimisme, from Latin optimum (see OPTIMUM(Cf. ↑optimum)).

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