All 4 Uses
optimistic
in
Night, by Elie Wiesel
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- Optimism soon revived: The Germans will not come this far.†
p. 9.7optimism = a tendency to expect and see the best in all things
- The optimists were jubilant: "Well?†
p. 10.2optimists = people who expect the best; or who focus on the good part of things
- There were those who even voiced optimism.†
p. 20.6 *optimism = a tendency to expect and see the best in all things
- Mrs. Schachter remained huddled in her corner, mute, untouched by the optimism around her.†
p. 27.5
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)