optimism

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• General-American: /ˈɑptɪmɪzəm/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɒptɪmɪzəm/
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From French optimisme, equivalent to Latin optimus + -ism.

72 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: تَفَاؤُل (tafāʔul) — a tendency to expect the best
• Armenian: լավատեսություն (lavatesutʻyun) — a tendency to expect the best
• Belarusian: аптымі́зм (aptymízm) — a tendency to expect the best
• Bulgarian: оптими́зъм (optimízǎm) — a tendency to expect the best
• Catalan: optimisme — a tendency to expect the best
• Chinese Mandarin: 樂觀主義 /乐观主义 (lèguānzhǔyì) — a tendency to expect the best
• Czech: optimismus — a tendency to expect the best
• Dutch: optimisme — a tendency to expect the best
• Finnish: optimismi — a tendency to expect the best
• French: optimisme — a tendency to expect the best
• Galician: optimismo — a tendency to expect the best
• Georgian: ოპტიმიზმი (oṗṭimizmi) — a tendency to expect the best
• German: Optimismus — a tendency to expect the best
• German: Zuversicht — a tendency to expect the best
• Greek: αισιοδοξία (aisiodoxía) — a tendency to expect the best
• Hebrew: אופטימיות (optímiut) — a tendency to expect the best
• Hindi: आशावाद (āśāvād) — a tendency to expect the best
• Hungarian: optimizmus — a tendency to expect the best
• Hungarian: derűlátás — a tendency to expect the best
• Italian: ottimismo — a tendency to expect the best
• Japanese: 楽観主義 (rakkanshugi) — a tendency to expect the best
• Korean: 낙천주의 (nakcheonjuui) — a tendency to expect the best
• Low German: Toversicht — a tendency to expect the best
• Low German: Optimismus — a tendency to expect the best
• Māori: ngākau rorotu — a tendency to expect the best
• Marathi: आशावाद (āśāvād) — a tendency to expect the best
• Norwegian: optimisme — a tendency to expect the best
• Persian: خوشبینی (xoš-bini) — a tendency to expect the best
• Polish: optymizm — a tendency to expect the best
• Portuguese: otimismo — a tendency to expect the best
• Romanian: optimism — a tendency to expect the best
• Russian: оптими́зм (optimízm) — a tendency to expect the best
• Serbo-Croatian: оптимѝзам — a tendency to expect the best
• Serbo-Croatian: optimìzam — a tendency to expect the best
• Spanish: optimismo — a tendency to expect the best
• Swedish: optimism — a tendency to expect the best
• Turkish: optimizm — a tendency to expect the best
• Turkish: iyimserlik — a tendency to expect the best
• Ukrainian: оптимі́зм (optymízm) — a tendency to expect the best
• Vietnamese: sự lạc quan — a tendency to expect the best
• Volapük: fredim — a tendency to expect the best
• Arabic: تَفَاؤُل (tafāʔul) — the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
• Catalan: optimisme — the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
• Chinese Mandarin: 樂觀主義 /乐观主义 (lèguānzhǔyì) — the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
• Finnish: optimismi — the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
• French: optimisme — the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
• Galician: optimismo — the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
• Greek: αισιοδοξία (aisiodoxía) — the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
• Japanese: 楽観主義 (rakkanshugi) — the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
• Norwegian: optimisme — the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
• Portuguese: otimismo — the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
• Russian: оптими́зм (optimízm) — the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
• Serbo-Croatian: оптимѝзам — the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
• Serbo-Croatian: optimìzam — the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
• Thai: สุทรรศนนิยม — the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
• Thai: สุนิยม — the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
• Turkish: optimizm — the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
• Turkish: iyimserlik — the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
• Volapük: fredim — the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
• Arabic: تَفَاؤُل (tafāʔul) — the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil
• Catalan: optimisme — the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil
• Chinese Mandarin: 樂觀主義 /乐观主义 (lèguānzhǔyì) — the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil
• Finnish: optimismi — the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil
• French: optimisme — the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil
• Greek: αισιοδοξία (aisiodoxía) — the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil
• Japanese: 楽観主義 (rakkanshugi) — the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil
• Norwegian: optimisme — the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil
• Portuguese: otimismo — the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil
• Russian: оптими́зм (optimízm) — the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil
• Serbo-Croatian: оптимѝзам — the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil
• Serbo-Croatian: optimìzam — the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil
• Volapük: fredim — the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil