Other commentators are less sanguine, and fear that the world economy is on the verge of recession. sanguine formal hopeful and not worried about what will happen in the future, especially when the situation seems difficult – a very formal use Koons himself somehow remains sanguine in the face of all the criticism. Stockmarket analysts expect the bullish trend to continue. ![]() an upbeat message about the party’s chances of winning the election bullish feeling confident about the future – used especially when talking the economic situation, or a company’s chances of success He’s very bullish about the company’s prospects. upbeat having a cheerful attitude and showing that you expect to succeed, or that a situation will get better, especially the economic or political situation The prime minister was upbeat, predicting that the economy would soon come out of recession. She has a very positive attitude to life. positive thinking about what is good in a situation, rather than what is bad Try to be more positive about your work. ![]() an optimistic view of the future hopeful believing that what you hope for will happen The test results made him feel more hopeful about his chances of recovery. 2 HOPE thinking that things will be better, easier, or more successful than is actually possible an optimistic estimate over-optimistic British English somewhat over-optimistic expectations THESAURUS optimistic believing that good things will happen I’m optimistic about our chances of winning. optimistic (that) We are still relatively optimistic that the factory can be saved. ![]() ○ adjective 1 EXPECT believing that good things will happen in the future OPP pessimistic optimistic about Bankers are cautiously optimistic about the country’s economic future.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English optimistic op‧ti‧mis‧tic / ˌɒptəmɪstɪk◂ $ ˌɑːp- /
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