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OPTIMISTIC
optimistic
(adjective) expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; “in an optimistic mood”; “optimistic plans”; “took an optimistic view”
affirmative, optimistic
(adjective) expecting the best; “an affirmative outlook”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
optimistic (comparative more optimistic, superlative most optimistic)
Expecting the best in all possible ways.
Antonym: pessimistic
(computing) Allowing other processes to perform transactions on the same data at the same time, and checking for conflicts only when changes need to be written back.
Coordinate terms
• (expecting the best): enthusiasm, hopeful, positive, unabased, undeterred
Source: Wiktionary
Op`ti*mis"tic, a.
1. (Metaph.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to optimism; tending, or conforming, to the opinion that all events are ordered for the best.
2. Hopeful; sanguine; as, an optimistic view.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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