Definitions for: Optimist

[n] a person disposed to take a favorable view of things

Webster (1913) Definition: Op"ti*mist, n. [Cf. F. optimiste.]
1. (Metaph.) One who holds the opinion that all events are
ordered for the best.

2. One who looks on the bright side of things, or takes
hopeful views; -- opposed to pessimist.

Antonyms: pessimist

See Also: intellect, intellectual, millenarian, millenarist