Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

optimistic

/ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables: op-ti-mistic
IPA: /ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Expecting the best in all possible ways.

adj

Allowing other processes to perform transactions on the same data at the same time, and checking for conflicts only when changes need to be written back.

Example Sentences

"in an optimistic mood"
"optimistic plans"
"took an optimistic view"
"Reference was made in the January-February issue to some of the optimistic railway titles of the past, such as the Manchester & Milford, and the Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast, neither of which got anywhere near the extremities indicated in their titles during their independent existence."
"optimistic concurrency"
"optimistic locking"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi Proto-Indo-European *-tm̥mos ? Latin optimus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French optim(isme) ▲ Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French optimistebor. English optimist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English optimistic From optimist + -ic.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk/
British English: /ˌɒptɪˈmɪstɪk/

Inflected Forms

more optimistic (comparative) most optimistic (superlative)

Derived Forms

cyberoptimistic hyperoptimistic nonoptimistic optimistically overoptimistic skeptimistic superoptimistic ultraoptimistic unoptimistic

Phrases

optimistic concurrency over-optimistic

Frequently Paired Words

optimal optimism optimist enthusiasm hopeful positive unabased undeterred

Synonyms

upbeat rosy affirmative

Antonyms

pessimistic

Rhymes With

artistic realistic characteristic linguistic mystic unrealistic ballistic statistic autistic futuristic holistic simplistic

Questions

How do you pronounce optimistic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑptɪˈmɪstɪk/.
What does optimistic mean?: Expecting the best in all possible ways.
Where does optimistic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi Proto-Indo-European *-tm̥mos ? Latin optimus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French optim(isme) ▲ Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French optimistebor. English optimist Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English optimistic From optimist + -ic.

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