optimist
gb/ˈɑptɪmɪst/ us/ˈɑptɪmɪst/
B2
Kiingereza
Maana
maana 0
Nomino
B2
role
1
person who expects good outcomes
Someone who usually thinks things will be good.
Muundo wa matumizi:
[someone] is an optimist
Kosa la kawaida:
Do not confuse optimist (person) with optimistic (adjective) or optimism (noun).
Visawe
positive thinker (Emphasizes a habit of thinking positively.)
|
hopeful person (Focuses more on hope than on general positivity.)
Vinyume
pessimist (A person who expects bad outcomes.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
an optimist by nature
|a natural optimist
|a lifelong optimist
|an eternal optimist
|an incurable optimist
|a cautious optimist
|the optimist in me
|remain an optimist
|be an optimist about [something]
|a realist and an optimist
Mada
emotions
|personality
|daily_life
Mifano
- She’s an optimist, so she believes the team can still win.
- Even after the setback, he stayed an optimist about the future.
- I’m not an optimist, but I do think things will improve.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- My sister is an optimist.
- He is an optimist about the future.
Nomino
formal
C1
role
2
supporter of optimism philosophy
Someone who believes the world is basically good.
Muundo wa matumizi:
[someone] is an optimist about [the world/life]
Visawe
believer in optimism (States the philosophical stance explicitly.)
Vinyume
philosophical pessimist (Believes the world is fundamentally bad or worsening.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
a philosophical optimist
|an optimist in the Enlightenment sense
|optimists and pessimists
|an optimist about human nature
Mada
philosophy
|beliefs
Mifano
- As an optimist, she argued that human progress is inevitable.
- The essay contrasts the optimist’s worldview with the pessimist’s.
- He was an optimist about human nature, despite the evidence he discussed.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
optimist
IPA
GB/ˈɑptɪmɪst/
US/ˈɑptɪmɪst/
Silabi na mkazo
op - tim - ist (silabi 3)
Stress on 1st syllable (op)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: optimist
- Plural: optimists
Familia ya neno
Forms
optimists
noun
Core family
Negative and opposite forms
Advanced or less common
overoptimistic
adjective
Semi
a born optimist
1/ə bˈɔɹn ˈɑptɪmɪst/
fixed phrase
naturally optimistic person
Someone who is naturally optimistic.
Mifano
- She’s a born optimist—she gets excited about every new idea.
- He’s not a born optimist, but he tries to stay positive.
- As a born optimist, he assumed the delay would be short.
cautious optimist
1/kˈɔʃəs ˈɑptɪmɪst/
fixed phrase
positive but careful
Someone who is hopeful but careful.
Mifano
- I’m a cautious optimist about the new plan, but we need more data.
- The coach was a cautious optimist after the team’s first practice.
- She described herself as a cautious optimist, not a blind believer.
eternal optimist
1/ɪtˈɚnəl ˈɑptɪmɪst/
fixed phrase
always positive person
Someone who is always optimistic.
Mifano
- She’s an eternal optimist—she can find something good in any situation.
- As an eternal optimist, he thinks the project will work out somehow.
- Don’t worry; our eternal optimist will have a plan.
glass-half-full optimist
1/ɡlˈæs hˈæf fˈʊl ˈɑptɪmɪst/
fixed phrase
sees positives in situations
Someone who sees the good side of things.
Mifano
- As a glass-half-full optimist, she treated the mistake as a chance to learn.
- He’s a glass-half-full optimist, so he sees the slow start as progress.
- I’m trying to be a glass-half-full optimist about the changes.
incurable optimist
1/ɪŋkjˈʊɹəbəl ˈɑptɪmɪst/
fixed phrase
cannot stop being optimistic
Someone who is always optimistic, even when it is hard.
Mifano
- He’s an incurable optimist—he thinks every interview will lead to a job offer.
- Call me an incurable optimist, but I still believe we can fix it.
- She laughed and said she was an incurable optimist.
the optimist in me
1/ðə ˈɑptɪmɪst ˈɪn mˈi/
fixed phrase
my hopeful side
The part of me that feels hopeful.
Mifano
- The optimist in me says we’ll finish on time, but I’m not sure.
- The optimist in me wants to believe the meeting will go well.
- The optimist in me thinks they’ll call back today.