Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - optimism
Optimism
optimism
n. 1 an inclination to hopefulness and confidence (opp. PESSIMISM). 2 Philos. a the doctrine, esp. as set forth by Leibniz, that this world is the best of all possible worlds. b the theory that good must ultimately prevail over evil in the universe. Derivatives optimist n. optimistic adj. optimistically adv. Etymology: F optimisme f. L OPTIMUM
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noun see: opulent Date: 1759 a doctrine that this world is the best possible world, an inclination to put the most favorable construction upon actions and events or to anticipate the best possible outcome, optimist noun optimistic adjective optimistically adverb ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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