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{
"term": "optimism",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a feeling that good things will happen and that something will be successful",
"sensetop": "with optimismoptimism about/for something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a mood of **cautious optimism**"
},
{
"text": "There are very real grounds for optimism."
},
{
"text": "We may now look forward with optimism.",
"contextForm": "with optimism"
},
{
"text": "optimism about/for the future",
"contextForm": "optimism about/for something"
},
{
"text": "Both sides have expressed optimism about the chances of an early agreement."
},
{
"text": "Her optimism turned out to be misplaced."
},
{
"text": "I find it hard to share his optimism."
},
{
"text": "The news caused a wave of optimism."
},
{
"text": "There was a note of optimism in his voice."
}
],
"topics": ["Success", "Personal qualities"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["considerable", "great", "tremendous"],
"… of optimism": ["wave", "note"],
"verb + optimism": ["express", "share"],
"optimism + verb": ["prevail", "reign", "evaporate"],
"preposition": ["with optimism", "optimism about", "optimism over"],
"phrases": [
"cause for optimism",
"grounds for optimism",
"reason for optimism"
]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈɒptɪmɪzəm/",
"audio": "op/optimism/optimism__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈɑːptɪmɪzəm/",
"audio": "op/optimism/optimism__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 18th cent.: from French optimisme, from Latin optimum ‘best thing’, neuter (used as a noun) of optimus ‘best’."
}