{
    "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’."
}