Both Uses of
optimistic
in
Childhood's End
- You're an optimist, as usual," said Schneider.†
Chpt 1optimist = someone who expects the best; or who focuses on the good part of things
- It was an end that no prophet had ever foreseen-an end that repudiated optimism and pessimism alike.†
Chpt 23 *optimism = a tendency to expect and see the best in all things
Definition:
expecting the best; or focusing on the good part of things