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optimism
1. the doctrine of the ultimate triumph of good over evil 2. the philosophical doctrine that this is the best of all possible worlds Optimism See also Hope. Bontemps, Roger personification of cheery contentment. [Fr. Lit.: “Roger Bontemps” in Walsh Modern, 66] beset by inconceivable misfortunes, hero indifferently shrugs them off. [Fr. Lit.: Candide] sanguine gentleman, constantly “waiting for something to turn up.” [Br. Lit.: David Copperfield Candide’s incurably optimistic tutor. [Fr. Lit.: Candide] always finds something to be glad about. [Am. Lit.: Pollyanna; Am. Cinema: Pollyanna in Disney Films, 170–172]
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