Op|ti|mist

Op|ti|mist
op|ti|mist «OP tuh mihst», noun.
1. a person who looks on the bright side of things.
2. a person who believes that everything in life will turn out for the best.
3. a person who believes in or supports a doctrine of optimism.
Op|ti|mist «OP tuh| mihst», noun, adjective.
–n.
a member of Optimist International, an organization of business and professional men devoted to civic improvement, friendship among all people, and service to youth, formed about 1919 in the United States.
–adj.
of or having to do with Optimists or their organization: »

Optimist clubs. The Optimist motto is “Friend of the Boy.”


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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