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Pessimist vs Idealist - What's the difference?

pessimist | idealist |

As a noun pessimist

is pessimist.

As an adjective idealist is

.

pessimist

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things.

    • Antonyms

    * optimist

    Related terms

    * pessimism * pessimistic

    Hyponyms

    * bear (in finance)

    idealist

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (philosophy) One who adheres to idealism.
  • Someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality.
  • An unrealistic or impractical visionary.

    • Related terms

    * idea * idealism

    Derived terms

    * idealistic * idealistically

    References

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