Both Uses
optimistic
in
Candide
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- I must at last renounce thy optimism.†
Chpt 19optimism = a tendency to expect and see the best in all things
- "What is this optimism?" said Cacambo.†
Chpt 19 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(optimistic) expecting the best; or focusing on the good part of things
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)