Both Uses
optimistic
in
The Choice, by Nicholas Sparks
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- Not because it was his family, but because he was certain that even a stranger would find himself filled with hope and optimism at the sight, for the people in the photo looked the way a happy family should.†
p. 242.3optimism = a tendency to expect and see the best in all things
- Travis didn't know whom to believe, but he chose to live his days on the side of the optimists.†
p. 245.5 *optimists = people who expect the best; or who focus on the good part of things
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)