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Optimist vs Optimism - What's the difference?

optimist | optimism |

Optimism is a related term of optimist.

Optimism is a derived term of optimist.



As nouns the difference between optimist and optimism

is that optimist is a person who expects a favourable outcome while optimism is a tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome.

optimist

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who expects a favourable outcome.
  • A believer in optimism.
  • A small centre-board sailing dinghy designed to train and introduce young children into sailing.

    • Antonyms

    * pessimist

    Derived terms

    * optimistic

    Related terms

    * optimism

    optimism

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun) (wikipedia optimism)
  • a tendency to expect the best, or at least, a favourable outcome
    • I love her youth, her beauty and above all her optimism that everything will turn out fine.
  • the doctrine that this world is the best of all possible worlds
  • the belief that good will eventually triumph over evil

    • Antonyms

    * pessimism

    Derived terms

    * optimist