optimism

Other forms of optimism

plural

optimisms·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about optimism

What does optimism mean?

optimism means "the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in optimism?

optimism has 4 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈɑptəˌmɪzəm/.

What is the opposite of optimism?

The recorded antonyms are pessimism, pessimism.

Is optimism a common word?

optimism is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with optimism?

4 words rhyme with optimism. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.