Associations to the word «Optimism»

Wiktionary

OPTIMISM, noun. A tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome
OPTIMISM, noun. The doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
OPTIMISM, noun. The belief that good will eventually triumph over evil

Dictionary definition

OPTIMISM, noun. The optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well.
OPTIMISM, noun. A general disposition to expect the best in all things.

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin