Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glass-half-full

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables: glass-half--full
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"Normally she is an extremely positive, glass half-full sort of girl, someone who can find the silver lining in any situation. However, when it came to her breakup, she refused to see the many positive things that could come from it..."

Etymology

From the expression Is the glass half empty or half full?, the answer to which is said to determine whether a person is optimistic or pessimistic.

Inflected Forms

glass half full (alternative)

Antonyms

glass-half-empty

Questions

What does glass-half-full mean?: optimistic
Where does glass-half-full come from?: From the expression Is the glass half empty or half full?, the answer to which is said to determine whether a person is optimistic or pessimistic.

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