Associations to the word «Upbeat»

Wiktionary

UPBEAT, adjective. Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat.
UPBEAT, adjective. Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.
UPBEAT, noun. An unaccented beat at the start of a musical phrase.

Dictionary definition

UPBEAT, noun. A contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous; "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles".
UPBEAT, noun. An unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure).
UPBEAT, adjective. Pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic.

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