otimista

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === optimista (pre-1990 spelling) === Etymology === From ótimo (“optimal”) +‎ -ista (“-ist”), from Latin optimus (“best”). === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: o‧ti‧mis‧ta === Adjective === otimista m or f (plural otimistas) optimistic (expecting a good outcome) Synonyms: confiante, esperançoso Antonym: pessimista === Noun === otimista m or f by sense (plural otimistas) optimist (person who expects a favourable outcome) Antonym: pessimista ==== Related terms ==== otimismo otimisticamente otimístico ótimo === Further reading === “otimista”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “otimista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026