optimist

See also: Optimist

English

Etymology

From French optimiste, from Latin optimus (“best”).

Pronunciation

Noun

optimist (plural optimists)

  1. a person who expects a favourable outcome
  2. a believer in optimism

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Translations

Danish

Noun

optimist c (singular definite optimisten, plural indefinite optimister)

  1. optimist
    Antonym: pessimist

Declension
Declension of optimist
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative optimist optimisten optimister optimisterne
genitive optimists optimistens optimisters optimisternes

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French optimiste, from Latin optimus +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɔp.tiˈmɪst/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: op‧ti‧mist
  • Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

optimist m (plural optimisten, diminutive optimistje n, feminine optimiste)

  1. optimist
    Antonym: pessimist

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

optimist m (definite singular optimisten, indefinite plural optimister, definite plural optimistene)

  1. an optimist (a person who expects a favourable outcome, or a believer in optimism)
    Antonym: pessimist

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

optimist m (definite singular optimisten, indefinite plural optimistar, definite plural optimistane)

  1. an optimist (as above)
    Antonym: pessimist

Derived terms

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French optimiste. By surface analysis, optim +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /op.tiˈmist/
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

optimist m or n (feminine singular optimistă, masculine plural optimiști, feminine and neuter plural optimiste)

  1. optimistic

Declension
Declension of optimist
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite optimist optimistă optimiști optimiste
definite optimistul optimista optimiștii optimistele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite optimist optimiste optimiști optimiste
definite optimistului optimistei optimiștilor optimistilor

Noun

optimist m (plural optimiști, feminine equivalent optimistă)

  1. optimist

Declension
Declension of optimist
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) optimist optimistul (niște) optimiști optimiștii
genitive/dative (unui) optimist optimistului (unor) optimiști optimiștilor
vocative optimistule optimiștilor

Swedish

Noun

optimist c

  1. an optimist
    Antonym: pessimist

Declension
Declension of optimist 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative optimist optimisten optimister optimisterna
Genitive optimists optimistens optimisters optimisternas

See also

References
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