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optimistic
adjective
feeling
or
showing
confidence
that
good
things
will
happen
or
that
a
situation
will
turn
out
well
•
Even
after
losing
the
first
game
,
the
coach
stayed
optimistic
about
the
team's
chances
.
Even
after
losing
the
first
game
,
the
coach
stayed
optimistic
about
the
team's
chances
.
•
Maria
felt
optimistic
on
the
morning
of
her
job
interview
.
Maria
felt
optimistic
on
the
morning
of
her
job
interview
.
From
French
optimiste
,
from
Latin
optimus
“
best
”
+
–istic
,
originally
describing
a
philosophical
doctrine
that
this
is
the
best
of
all
possible
worlds
;
later
extended
to
general
hopefulness
.
adjective
(
of
statements
,
forecasts
,
or
numbers
)
based
on
an
expectation
that
results
will
be
better
than
average
or
most
likely
•
The
company's
optimistic
sales
forecast
impressed
the
investors
.
The
company's
optimistic
sales
forecast
impressed
the
investors
.
•
Her
time
estimate
was
too
optimistic
,
and
the
project
ran
late
.
Her
time
estimate
was
too
optimistic
,
and
the
project
ran
late
.
Same
origin
as
the
primary
sense
;
the
meaning
extended
in
the
late
19th
century
to
describe
forecasts
or
estimates
judged
hopeful
.
