1. Noun
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.
2. Noun
A disposition to take the most hopeful view; -- opposed to pessimism.
3. Noun
the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
4. Noun
a general disposition to expect the best in all things
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
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