All 6 Uses of
optimistic
in
Nineteen Minutes
- Pure logic: Assuming reality was constant, expectation had to be greater than reality to create optimism.†
Chpt 1optimism = a tendency to expect and see the best in all things
- But, conversely, an optimistic person was that way because he wanted to believe in something better than his reality.†
Chpt 1 *
- My daughter the optimist.†
Chpt 1optimist = someone who expects the best; or who focuses on the good part of things
- Josie supposed that the flip side of this, the optimistic angle, was that Peter never tried to be like anyone else.†
Chpt 1
- A tiny flame, one that had been rekindled-optimism.†
Chpt 2optimism = a tendency to expect and see the best in all things
- Now that the verdict had been handed down-now that they knew Peter would never be coming home again-there was no reason to keep it as she had for the past five months: a shrine, a haven for optimism.†
Chpt 2
Definition:
expecting the best; or focusing on the good part of things