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Fatalism vs Cheerfulness - What's the difference?

fatalism | cheerfulness | Related terms |

As nouns the difference between fatalism and cheerfulness

is that fatalism is the doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity, or determined in advance in such a way that human beings cannot change them while cheerfulness is the state of being cheerful; joy.

fatalism

English

(wikipedia fatalism)

Noun

  • The doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity, or determined in advance in such a way that human beings cannot change them.

    • Synonyms

    * determinism * predestination * predeterminism

    Antonyms

    * free will * freedom * indeterminism

    Related terms

    * Amor fati * fatality * fate

    See also

    Are fate and choice compatible? * compatibilism () * incompatibilism () English words suffixed with -ism ----

    cheerfulness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The state of being cheerful; joy.