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-The term '''optimist''' was originally applied to those who adhered to the [[philosophy]] of optimism. This declared that the world was the best of all possible worlds, as it was created by [[God]]. Therefore, even what appeared bad was actually part of God's perfection.
-The term came to be used as meaning someone who looks for the positive side of a situation and anticipates the most positive outcome of a venture.
-An optimist is one who looks at a glass of water that is half-full and half-empty, and focuses on how it is half-full.  A [[pessimist]] focuses on how it  is half-empty.
-French author [[Voltaire]] mocked the concept in his novel ''[[Candide]]'' (1759), ridiculing [[Leibniz]]'s notion that this is the best of all possible worlds.
-[[Antonym]]: [[Pessimist]]
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