All 7 Uses
optimistic
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The Pianist
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- Only incorrigible optimists had still cherished the delusion that Poland's determined stance would deter Hitler at the last moment.†
Chpt 2 *optimists = people who expect the best; or who focus on the good part of things
- Other people's optimism manifested itself, perhaps subconsciously, as opportunism: an inherent belief, in defiance of all logic, that although war was bound to come — that had been decided long ago — its actual outbreak would be delayed, so they could live life to the full a little longer.†
Chpt 2optimism = a tendency to expect and see the best in all things
- Unfortunately the earliest news passed on by people who had acquired accumulators and got their radio sets back in working order did not confirm Father's optimism.†
Chpt 4
- Jehuda was a determined optimist.†
Chpt 6optimist = someone who expects the best; or who focuses on the good part of things
- But next morning I would visit him once again, and he would manage to persuade me I was wrong, and I left with an injection of optimism that lasted until evening and kept me going.†
Chpt 6optimism = a tendency to expect and see the best in all things
- We were optimists.†
Chpt 8optimists = people who expect the best; or who focus on the good part of things
- The more optimistic among us rubbed their hands with glee, firmly convinced that the war would soon be over.†
Chpt 12
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)