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op·ti·mism

optimism

 
 
pronunciation:
ap t mI zm
part of speech: noun
definition: the belief that things will turn out well or that there is always hope for something good to happen.
He was always surprised at her optimism considering all the difficult things that she had experienced in her life.
antonyms:
despair
similar words:
assurance, buoyancy, confidence, hope