optimistn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈɒptᵻmɪst/, U.S.

/ˈɑptəməst/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin optimus , -ist suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin optimus best (see optimum n.) + -ist suffix. Compare French optimiste (1752 in sense A. 2, 1788 in sense A. 1). Compare optimism n.

A. n.

1. A person who is inclined to practical optimism; a person who looks on the bright side of things, and is disposed, with or without sufficient reason, to interpret situations favourably.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > optimism > [noun] > person

optimist1766

1766 R. Griffith & E. Griffith Lett. Henry & Frances IV. 217 I am a perfect Optimist. I rejoice in a Lottery, when the five thousand Prize passes me by..I immediately conclude that Fortune has palmed the Ten Thousand for me.

1819 Gentleman's Mag. 529 On the subjects of revenue, commerce, and finance, he was a decided optimist.

1833 W. F. Hook Let. 9 Dec. in W. R. W. Stephens Life & Lett. W. F. Hook (1878) I. iv. 258 I am a bit of an optimist, I always look to the bright side of things.

1895 Daily News 23 May 2/1 I have always observed that good physicians are optimists.

1918 B. Tarkington Magnificent Ambersons xxx. 422 He was one of those optimists who believe that if you put money into a great many enterprises one of them is sure to turn out a fortune.

1966 Listener 17 Feb. 240/1 I wouldn't be the inveterate optimist I am, if I didn't live in the belief that the year of my life is yet to come.

1992 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 1 May b8/3 As an incurable optimist, I don't recommend a wholesale shift out of Canadian investments.

2. A person who holds or believes in the metaphysical principle of optimism; a person who believes in the ultimate predominance of good over evil.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > philosophy of optimism > [noun] > Leibniz' philosophy of optimism and its adherents

Leibnizian1754

optimism1759

optimist1770

Leibnizianism1874

1770 H. Kelly Word to Wise ii. 11 What, my good-natur'd optimist, who thinks every thing happens for the best?

1791 C. Smith Celestina IV. 112 You must learn to be more of an Optimist; and to believe, that whatever happens, could not, nor ought not to have been otherwise.

1832 E. B. Pusey in H. P. Liddon et al. Life E. B. Pusey (1893) I. x. 224 A true Christian can be the only real Optimist, for he alone can feel that happen what may, it must be best since it comes from a Father's love.

1878 ‘G. Eliot’ in Macmillan's Mag. July 172 I am no optimist whose faith must hang On hard pretence that pain is beautiful.

1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Dec. 994/4 We can best envisage him..still the sworn disciple of Pangloss the optimist.

1991 R. Ashton G. H. Lewes iii. 47 He also declares himself an optimist, a follower of Comte's belief in the invisible progress of human knowledge.

B. adj.

Characterized by optimism; optimistic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > optimism > [adjective]

brighta1413

piousa1640

rosy-coloured1777

optimistical1834

optimizing1836

optimistic1849

rosy1859

optimist1860

1860 Sat. Rev. 11 Feb. 176/2 A man who seriously maintains that the New Testament is an optimist book..is beyond the reach of argument.

1880 Academy 24 Jan. 62 His view is somewhat too optimist.

1931 R. A. Tsanoff Nature of Evil viii. 223 The initial welcome of the optimist liberals cooled perceptibly.

1992 Esquire Feb. 35/1 An optimist burnout named Jimmy..wanders the Tenderloin district of San Francisco collecting stories and venereal diseases from street hookers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	optimist
释义	optimistn.adj. Brit. /ˈɒptᵻmɪst/, U.S. /ˈɑptəməst/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin optimus , -ist suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin optimus best (see optimum n.) + -ist suffix. Compare French optimiste (1752 in sense A. 2, 1788 in sense A. 1). Compare optimism n. A. n. 1. A person who is inclined to practical optimism; a person who looks on the bright side of things, and is disposed, with or without sufficient reason, to interpret situations favourably. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > optimism > [noun] > person optimist1766 1766 R. Griffith & E. Griffith Lett. Henry & Frances IV. 217 I am a perfect Optimist. I rejoice in a Lottery, when the five thousand Prize passes me by..I immediately conclude that Fortune has palmed the Ten Thousand for me. 1819 Gentleman's Mag. 529 On the subjects of revenue, commerce, and finance, he was a decided optimist. 1833 W. F. Hook Let. 9 Dec. in W. R. W. Stephens Life & Lett. W. F. Hook (1878) I. iv. 258 I am a bit of an optimist, I always look to the bright side of things. 1895 Daily News 23 May 2/1 I have always observed that good physicians are optimists. 1918 B. Tarkington Magnificent Ambersons xxx. 422 He was one of those optimists who believe that if you put money into a great many enterprises one of them is sure to turn out a fortune. 1966 Listener 17 Feb. 240/1 I wouldn't be the inveterate optimist I am, if I didn't live in the belief that the year of my life is yet to come. 1992 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 1 May b8/3 As an incurable optimist, I don't recommend a wholesale shift out of Canadian investments. 2. A person who holds or believes in the metaphysical principle of optimism; a person who believes in the ultimate predominance of good over evil. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > philosophy of optimism > [noun] > Leibniz' philosophy of optimism and its adherents Leibnizian1754 optimism1759 optimist1770 Leibnizianism1874 1770 H. Kelly Word to Wise ii. 11 What, my good-natur'd optimist, who thinks every thing happens for the best? 1791 C. Smith Celestina IV. 112 You must learn to be more of an Optimist; and to believe, that whatever happens, could not, nor ought not to have been otherwise. 1832 E. B. Pusey in H. P. Liddon et al. Life E. B. Pusey (1893) I. x. 224 A true Christian can be the only real Optimist, for he alone can feel that happen what may, it must be best since it comes from a Father's love. 1878 ‘G. Eliot’ in Macmillan's Mag. July 172 I am no optimist whose faith must hang On hard pretence that pain is beautiful. 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Dec. 994/4 We can best envisage him..still the sworn disciple of Pangloss the optimist. 1991 R. Ashton G. H. Lewes iii. 47 He also declares himself an optimist, a follower of Comte's belief in the invisible progress of human knowledge. B. adj. Characterized by optimism; optimistic. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > optimism > [adjective] brighta1413 piousa1640 rosy-coloured1777 optimistical1834 optimizing1836 optimistic1849 rosy1859 optimist1860 1860 Sat. Rev. 11 Feb. 176/2 A man who seriously maintains that the New Testament is an optimist book..is beyond the reach of argument. 1880 Academy 24 Jan. 62 His view is somewhat too optimist. 1931 R. A. Tsanoff Nature of Evil viii. 223 The initial welcome of the optimist liberals cooled perceptibly. 1992 Esquire Feb. 35/1 An optimist burnout named Jimmy..wanders the Tenderloin district of San Francisco collecting stories and venereal diseases from street hookers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.adj.1766
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