Optimist
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An optimist
is a person with a positive outlook on life.
Optimist may also refer to:
Optimism
The Oxford English Dictionary defines optimism as having "hopefulness and confidence about the future or successful outcome of something; a tendency to take a favourable or hopeful view." The word is originally derived from the Latin optimum, meaning "best." Being optimistic, in the typical sense...
is a person with a positive outlook on life.
Optimist may also refer to:
- A member of Optimist InternationalOptimist InternationalOptimist International is an international service club organization with 3,200 clubs and almost 100,000 members in more than 35 nations throughout the world. The international headquarters is located in St...
- The OptimistOptimist (dinghy)The Optimist is a small, single-handed sailing dinghy intended for use by children up to the age of 15. Nowadays boats are usually made of fiber reinforced plastic, although wooden boats are still built....
, a small sailing dinghy sailed by children