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Positive mental attitude
Optimism is the attitude or mindset of expecting events to lead to particularly positive, favorable, desirable, and hopeful outcomes. A common idiom used
Optimism
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up optimism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Optimism is an attitude for outcomes to be positive, favorable, desirable. Optimism may also refer
Optimism_(disambiguation)
2024 studio album by Dua Lipa
Radical Optimism is the third studio album by English singer Dua Lipa. It was released on 3 May 2024 through Warner Records. Her first full-length album
Radical_Optimism
2024–2025 concert tour by Dua Lipa
The Radical Optimism Tour was the third concert tour by English singer Dua Lipa in support of her third studio album, Radical Optimism (2024). The tour
Radical_Optimism_Tour
Type of cognitive bias
Optimism bias is the tendency of an individual to overestimate the likelihood of positive events and underestimate that of negative events. A cognitive
Optimism_bias
1759 satirical novella by Voltaire
Candide: Optimism (1947). A young man, Candide, lives a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise, being indoctrinated with Leibnizian optimism by his mentor
Candide
Cohort born from 1981 to 1996
Is Romanticizing the "Millennial Optimism Era" on TikTok". InsideHook. Retrieved 1 April 2026. "Millennial Optimism: What made the 2010s era so free spirited
Millennials
2025 single by Garbage
"There's No Future in Optimism" is a song by American rock band Garbage. It was released as the lead single from Garbage's eighth studio album, Let All
There's_No_Future_in_Optimism
NASA Mars rover deployed in 2021
of the Perseverance; a twin rover used for testing and problem solving, OPTIMISM (Operational Perseverance Twin for Integration of Mechanisms and Instruments
Perseverance_(rover)
Concept in positive psychology
optimism is the idea in positive psychology that a talent for joy, like any other, can be cultivated. In contrast with learned helplessness, optimism
Learned_optimism
Cognitive strategy for preparation
Norem, J.K. (2001). Defensive pessimism, optimism, and pessimism[dead link]. In Chang, Edward (Ed). Optimism & pessimism: Implication for theory, research
Defensive_pessimism
Study of fundamental reality
Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that examines the basic or most fundamental structure of reality. It is traditionally seen as the study of mind-independent
Metaphysics
Environment protection movement
Earth Optimism is a movement promoting a positive outlook towards problems related to environmental or climate issues. Earth Optimism provides an alternative
Earth_Optimism
Any ideology based on the premise that advances in technology could bring a utopia
reality. According to The Economist, Wikipedia "has its roots in the techno-optimism that characterised the internet at the end of the 20th century. It held
Technological_utopianism
Open-source blockchain computing platform
Ethereum is a decentralized blockchain with smart contract functionality. Ether (abbreviation: ETH) is the native cryptocurrency of the platform. Among
Ethereum
Defunct brewery in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Optimism Brewing Company was a brewery in Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. It was the largest taproom in Washington in terms of square footage
Optimism_Brewing_Company
Effort optimism is the confidence that acquiring the skills valued by the majority of society, such as those skills measured by IQ tests, ACT, and SATs
Effort_optimism
Political party in India
an India known for thinking small, Rajiv Gandhi generated high-stakes optimism". India Today. Ghosh, Arunabha. "India's Pathway through Financial Crisis"
Indian_National_Congress
English singer (born 1995)
also made her acting debut. Lipa released her third studio album, Radical Optimism (2024), which debuted atop the UK Albums Chart and was preceded by the
Dua_Lipa
Optimism Monthly was a Czech not-for-profit literary magazine, which from 1995 to 2009 published poetry, prose, and art by Prague-based and international
Optimism_Monthly_Magazine
2025 studio album by Garbage
the Happy Endings tour and released two singles: "There's No Future in Optimism" and "Get Out My Face AKA Bad Kitty". It charted in seven countries worldwide
Let All That We Imagine Be the Light
Let_All_That_We_Imagine_Be_the_Light
Indian religion and philosophy
Buddhism". Ronald Davidson is a proponent of this position. "Cautious optimism in this respect". Proponents of this position include J.W. de Jong, Johannes
Buddhism
American advertising agency
Optimism BH (formerly Barrett Hofherr) is an American advertising agency headquartered in San Francisco, California that was founded in December 2012.
Optimism_BH
Emperor of Russia from 1894 to 1917
Future's Bright, the Future's Russian" History Today (2013) 63#10 pp 10–18. Optimism prevailed in 1913. Lieven, Dominic (1993). Nicholas II, Emperor of all
Nicholas_II
English rock band (1960–1970)
employing wide, consonant intervals which express his "extrovert energy and optimism". Conversely, Lennon's "sedentary, ironic personality" is reflected in
The_Beatles
2025 single by Garbage
track follows the politically-charged lead single "There's No Future In Optimism" and continues the band’s engagement with socio-political issues. The song
Get_Out_My_Face_AKA_Bad_Kitty
Unfounded market optimism that lacks fundamental valuation
Unfounded market optimism that lacks fundamental valuation
Irrational_exuberance
English metaphor for optimism
A silver lining is a metaphor for optimism in vernacular English, which means a negative occurrence may have a positive aspect to it. John Milton coined
Silver_lining_(idiom)
American actor (born 1963)
as an established, certified great actor" and "captured all the can-do optimism that kept Ed Wood going, thanks to an extremely funny ability to look at
Johnny_Depp
Intelligence of machines
academic discipline in 1956, and the field went through multiple cycles of optimism throughout its history, followed by periods of disappointment and loss
Artificial_intelligence
Approach to historiography
writing half a century earlier, neither could they have supported their optimism had they lived to endure the barbarisms of the Somme and Passchendaele
Whig_history
American actress (born 1949)
aggregate human attempt – the best of ourselves. In love and hope and optimism – you know, the magic things that seem inexplicable. Why we are the way
Meryl_Streep
English broadcaster and natural historian (born 1926)
greatest problem solvers to have ever existed on Earth" and spoke of his optimism for the future, finishing by saying "In my lifetime I've witnessed a terrible
David_Attenborough
Argument in the philosophy of science
scientific realism, particularly the scientific realist's notion of epistemic optimism. The pessimistic meta-induction is the argument that if past successful
Pessimistic_induction
1901 novel by L. Frank Baum
Electrical Fairy Tale, Founded Upon the Mysteries of Electricity and the Optimism of Its Devotees is a 1901 novel by L. Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful
The_Master_Key_(Baum_novel)
Australian politician
in San Francisco, US. and now the founder and Chief Optimism Officer of the Centre for Optimism. Perton was born in Melbourne to John and Lilia Perton
Victor_Perton
Formation of beliefs based on what might be pleasing to imagine
human cognition and emotion, types of bias, procrastination, motivation, optimism, attention and environment. This concept has been examined as a fallacy
Wishful_thinking
First Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963
brother-in-law and supported him, and at one point even showed outright optimism that through his victory, members of the Kennedy family would once again
Jacqueline_Kennedy_Onassis
Medical diagnostic method
resiliency, and optimism. The term "PCQ" refers to the 24 specific questions used to measure hope, efficacy, resiliency, and optimism. Psychological Capital
Psychological Capital Questionnaire
Psychological_Capital_Questionnaire
President of the United States from 1901 to 1909
presidency to the Democrats in 1912. To that end, Roosevelt publicly expressed optimism about the Taft Administration after meeting with the president in June
Theodore_Roosevelt
Founder of Buddhism
possibility of retrieving the doctrine of earliest Buddhism". "Cautious optimism in this respect". Scholars such as Richard Gombrich, Akira Hirakawa, Alexander
The_Buddha
2024 single by Dua Lipa featuring Pierre de Maere
a song by English singer Dua Lipa from her third studio album, Radical Optimism (2024). It was written by Lipa, Andrew Wyatt, Danny L Harle, Billy Walsh
These_Walls_(Dua_Lipa_song)
American musician and songwriter (born 1949)
a live experience in music that captures the feeling of liberation and optimism rock and roll is supposed to bring you more than a Springsteen and the
Bruce_Springsteen
American filmmaker and photographer (1928–1999)
someone who has a very skeptical view of human nature, but who still has the optimism to make some sort of a joke out of it. However brutal that joke might be"
Stanley_Kubrick
Dutch painter (1853–1890)
about to visit. The 1888 paintings were created during a rare period of optimism for the artist. Vincent wrote to Theo in August 1888: I'm painting with
Vincent_van_Gogh
2024 musical television special
John, it was part of the promotion for Lipa's third studio album Radical Optimism (2024). The special was recorded on 17 October 2024 at the Royal Albert
An_Evening_with_Dua_Lipa
English girl group
female-driven lyrics as ahead of their time, citing the inclusivity and optimism of songs such as "Spice Up Your Life" and the sex-positivity of "Last Time
Spice_Girls
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kaunas, Lithuania
architectural historian Marija Drėmaitė, this architecture is characterized by optimism, confidence, and a belief in a bright national future. The rise of modernist
Modern_architecture_of_Kaunas
Polish and French filmmaker (born 1933)
his personality from a "boundless, untroubled sea of expectations and optimism" to one of "ingrained pessimism... eternal dissatisfaction with life".
Roman_Polanski
2008 single by The Ocean Fracture
"Cesarium/Black Lung Optimism" is a 2007 double A-sided single from Scottish post-hardcore band The Ocean Fracture. The two tracks on this release were
Cesarium/Black_Lung_Optimism
Icelandic singer (born 1999)
Retrieved 17 March 2024. Edvardsen, Astri (5 January 2024). "Icelandic Optimism Award to Jazzy and Hopeful Artist Laufey". High North News. Archived from
Laufey_(singer)
British singer (born 1992)
Lipa's surprise guest on the 2nd night of the London dates of her Radical Optimism Tour, where they performed "360" together. On 22 October 2025, Charli XCX
Charli_XCX
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1797 to 1801
Revolution began. Republicans were jubilant. Adams at first expressed cautious optimism, but soon began denouncing the revolutionaries as barbarous and tyrannical
John_Adams
Costa Rican diplomat (born 1956)
withdraw after garnering insufficient support. She is a founder of the Global Optimism group, co-author of The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis
Christiana_Figueres
Tendency to remember pleasant things better
situations more optimistically. The findings of a study show that the optimism bias in future-oriented thinking fulfils a self-improvement purpose while
Pollyanna_principle
French folk heroine and saint (1412–1431)
a supporter of Charles sent by Divine Providence and reflecting French optimism after the triumph at Orléans. As early as 1429, Orléans began holding a
Joan_of_Arc
American fitness instructor and television personality (1948–2024)
Pounds Tonin' to the Oldies "Richard Simmons Project H.O.P.E. – Health, Optimism, Passion, Energy" Everyday with Richard Simmons The Stomach Formula Get
Richard_Simmons
Controversy over the use of nuclear power
has escalated dramatically, and the project is well behind schedule. The initial low cost forecasts for these megaprojects exhibited "optimism bias".
Nuclear_power_debate
1987 studio album by Michael Jackson
creating an alternative form of masculinity. Jackson emphasized a sense of optimism about the future and distorted conventional notions of sexuality by presenting
Bad_(album)
2024 single by Dua Lipa
a song by English singer Dua Lipa from her third studio album, Radical Optimism (2024). Lipa wrote it with Caroline Ailin, Danny L Harle, Tobias Jesso
Training_Season
Proverb
gives you lemons, make lemonade is a proverbial phrase used to encourage optimism and a positive can-do attitude in the face of adversity or misfortune.
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade
When_life_gives_you_lemons,_make_lemonade
False belief in an ability to control events
behavior and belief in the paranormal. Along with illusory superiority and optimism bias, the illusion of control is one of the positive illusions. The illusion
Illusion_of_control
British TV sitcom (1985–1989)
14 May 1989 (1989-05-14) 21 2 "On the Radio" 21 May 1989 (1989-05-21) 22 3 "Omelettes and Optimism" 28 May 1989 (1989-05-28) 23 4 "Golf" 4 June 1989 (1989-06-04) 24 5 "The
Three_Up,_Two_Down
Contrast of one emotion from another
Excitement · Thrill · Exhilaration Contentment Pleasure Pride Triumph Optimism Eagerness · Hope Enthrallment Enthrallment · Rapture Relief Relief Surprise
Emotion_classification
Literary genre; light counterpart to dark academia
that emphasizes visually light aesthetics and positive themes, including optimism, joy, and friendship. Accordingly, light academia is often considered to
Light_academia
1926 song by Irving Berlin
"Bluebirds singing a song/Nothing but bluebirds all day long." The sunny optimism of the lyrics is undercut by the minor key giving the words an ironic feeling
Blue Skies (Irving Berlin song)
Blue_Skies_(Irving_Berlin_song)
Musical artist
Jamiroquai's "Space Cowboy". In May 2024, Gray released an album titled "Optimism" on Sultra Records. Moreover, Gray was ranked #1 at the "Top Artists Of
Michael_Gray_(DJ)
Approach of psychological scientific study
a strengths-based approach that identifies individual strengths, like optimism, resilience and gratitude. It emphasizes one's overall well-being and promotes
Positive_psychology
Personal cognitive bias
Event frequency accounts for a proportion of prior findings of comparative optimism. People think common events (such as living past 70) are more likely to
Overconfidence_effect
2006 studio album by the Flaming Lips
Cosmic Autumn Rebellion (The Inner Life as Blazing Shield of Defiance and Optimism as Celestial Spear of Action)" 4:48 5. "Vein of Stars" 4:15 6. "The Wizard
At_War_with_the_Mystics
Large cap index within the NASDAQ exchange
downturn of 2002. Amid quantitative easing (QE) from the Federal Reserve and optimism that the 2008 financial crisis was ending, the index embarked on a volatile
Nasdaq-100
German field marshal (1891–1944)
as a component of Nazi propaganda to praise the Wehrmacht and instil optimism in the public, with Rommel's willing participation. When Rommel came to
Erwin_Rommel
French association football league
Lawrence, Amy (21 March 2010). "Bordeaux and Lyon bring new wave of French optimism". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved
Ligue_1
2003–2011 conflict in Iraq
in Iraqi politics. US military officials met these trends with cautious optimism as they approached what they described as the "transition" embodied in
Iraq_War
Elementary particle involved with rest mass
that Congress delivered a fatal blow. "We have to keep the momentum and optimism and start thinking about international collaboration," said Leon M. Lederman
Higgs_boson
singer Pierre de Maere was released as the fourth single from Radical Optimism on 8 November 2024. Notes for covers Cher cover Simon & Garfunkel cover
List of songs recorded by Dua Lipa
List_of_songs_recorded_by_Dua_Lipa
2026. Coletto, David (June 7, 2026). "Liberal Momentum Slows as Approval, Optimism, and Carney's Ratings Retreat". Abacus Data. "Federal Politics: Liberals
Opinion polling for the 46th Canadian federal election
Opinion_polling_for_the_46th_Canadian_federal_election
Political philosophy based on tradition
(e.g., personal control, responsibility), more positive outlook (e.g., optimism, self-worth), and more transcendent moral beliefs (e.g., greater religiosity
Conservatism
Country in West Africa
2014. Teh, Joe (July 30, 2013). "Behind The Power Switch in Nimba, An optimism for Vibrant Economy". The News Pinnacle.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated
Liberia
developmental state of an individual as characterized by high self-efficacy, optimism, hope and resiliency. For decades psychology has been dealt mainly with
Positive psychological capital
Positive_psychological_capital
Japanese singer and musician
American and European markets. In 2018, she released Amazon To LeFrak as New Optimism and Sequence as Miss Information. Her 2021 release, Between Isekai and
Miho_Hatori
British multinational oil and gas company
consisting of "baby steps", but with an underlying message of "extreme optimism". In 2015, the company announced plans to install hydrogen fuel pumps across
Shell_plc
Common expression regarding optimism or pessimism
popularize it, a variant regarding a car's gas tank occurs in print with the optimism/pessimism connotations as early as 1929, and the glass-with-water version
Is the glass half empty or half full?
Is_the_glass_half_empty_or_half_full?
Prime Minister of India since 2014
member. In an interview on 26 August 2023, Prime Minister Modi expressed optimism about the G20 countries' evolving agenda under India's presidency, shifting
Narendra_Modi
Optimistic state of mind
Such positive thinking bears fruit when based on a realistic sense of optimism, not on a naive "false hope". The psychologist Charles R. Snyder linked
Hope
Multi-purpose indoor arena in Lyon, France
Dua Lipa performed at the arena for 2 nights in May 2025 for her Radical Optimism Tour, Katy Perry performed her Lifetimes Tour for 1 night in November,
LDLC_Arena
Idea in metaphysical thinking
meliorism does not point to progressivism and/or optimism. For James, meliorism stands in the middle between optimism and pessimism and treats the salvation of
Meliorism
1985 charity song
all-star OPM single "Handog ng Pilipino sa Mundo", which talked about the optimism the Filipinos needed after the People Power Revolution, the 2003 all-star
We_Are_the_World
Museum in Kaunas, Lithuania
receive the European Heritage Label. "Modernist Kaunas: Architecture of Optimism, 1919-1939". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2023-09-18. Bryant
Vytautas_the_Great_War_Museum
American rock band
the release of the lead singles, new versions of "Generation Loss" and "Optimism (As a Radical Life Choice)". Three additional singles appeared on digital
Spanish_Love_Songs
American politician and diplomat (born 1943)
original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2017. "U.S., Iran voice optimism and caution after rare encounter". Yahoo News. September 27, 2013. Archived
John_Kerry
Historical period
First World War; it was a nostalgic term for what seemed a simpler time of optimism, elegance, and progress. The Hôtel de Ville after it was burned by the
Paris_in_the_Belle_Époque
Disney cartoon character and mascot
often fumbles his way through adventures; his small size and misplaced optimism serving as his dominating flaws. His manner of problem-solving is generally
Mickey_Mouse
American author and activist (1880–1968)
King" (1891) The Story of My Life (1903) Optimism: an essay (1903) T. Y. Crowell and company My Key of Life: Optimism (1904), Isbister The World I Live In
Helen_Keller
American linguist and activist (born 1928)
government stifles any significant change to this system, he sees reason for optimism in historical examples such as the social rejection of slavery as immoral
Noam_Chomsky
Country primarily in Western Europe
Known as the Belle Époque, the turn of the century was characterised by optimism, regional peace, economic prosperity and technological, scientific and
France
Importance of positive thinking as a contributing factor of success
'plus' characteristics represented by words as faith, integrity, hope, optimism, courage, initiative, generosity, tolerance, tact, kindliness and good
Positive_mental_attitude
Cognitive neuroscientist
underpinnings of human optimism, work that has been published in numerous eminent journals. In her books The Optimism Bias and The Science of Optimism, she describes
Tali_Sharot
Tarot card of the Minor Arcana
archetypes. Modern tarot readers interpret the Ace of Wands as a symbol of optimism and invention. Tarot's pictorial symbolism embodies intellectual, moral
Ace_of_Wands_(tarot_card)
1913 children's novel by Eleanor H. Porter
longer than anyone else. Eventually, however, even Pollyanna's robust optimism is put to the test when she is struck by a car and loses the use of her
Pollyanna
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Hindu, Indian, Jain
Nature; Tamper
Male
Hebrew
(×ַרְפַּכְש×ַד) Hebrew name of foreign origin, possibly ARPAKSHAD means "by the border of Asia." In the bible, this is a place name and the name of a son of Shem.
Biblical
barrenness; torn away
Female
German
 German form of Latin Laura, LORA means "laurel." Compare with another form of Lora.
Girl/Female
American, Arabic, Australian, British, Christian, Danish, English, French, Hebrew, Indian, Norse, Portuguese, Scandinavian
Flower Name; Valley
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Hindu
Trident (Mother of Lord Mahavir)
Girl/Female
Tamil
Annjaya | அநà¯à®¨à¯à®œà®¯
Unique
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Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
One with Godly Wisdom
Boy/Male
Tamil
Tyagaraj | தà¯à®¯à®¾à®•ராஜ
A deity
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Persian
The Graceful Figure of a Beloved; The Box Tree; A Tall and Upright Tree
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n.
The opinion or doctrine that everything in nature is ordered for or tends to the worst, or that the world is wholly evil; -- opposed to optimism.
n.
The ideas, views, aims, etc., of a Utopian; impracticable schemes of human perfection; optimism.
a.
Of or pertaining to optimism; tending, or conforming, to the opinion that all events are ordered for the best.
n.
The opinion or doctrine that everything in nature, being the work of God, is ordered for the best, or that the ordering of things in the universe is such as to produce the highest good.
n.
A disposition to take the most hopeful view; -- opposed to pessimism.