different between opportunist vs optimist

English

Etymology

From French opportuniste

Noun

opportunist (plural opportunists)

1. Someone who takes advantage of any opportunity to advance their own situation, placing expediency above principle.

Synonyms

• chancer

Related terms

• opportune
• opportunism
• opportunistic
• opportunity

Translations

Further reading

• opportunist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• opportunist in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

From French optimiste, from Latin optimus (“best”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??pt?m?st/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??pt?m?st/

Noun

optimist (plural optimists)

1. a person who expects a favourable outcome
2. a believer in optimism

Antonyms

• pessimist

Derived terms

• optimistic

Related terms

• optimism
• optimal

Translations

Danish

Noun

optimist c (singular definite optimisten, plural indefinite optimister)

1. optimist

   Antonym: pessimist

Declension

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French optimiste, from Latin optimus +? -ist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??p.ti?m?st/
• Hyphenation: op?ti?mist
• Rhymes: -?st

Noun

optimist m (plural optimisten, diminutive optimistje n, feminine optimiste)

1. optimist

   Antonym: pessimist

Derived terms

• optimiste
• optimistisch

Related terms

• optimisme

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

optimist m (definite singular optimisten, indefinite plural optimister, definite plural optimistene)

1. an optimist (a person who expects a favourable outcome, or a believer in optimism)

   Antonym: pessimist

Derived terms

• tidsoptimist

Related terms

• optimisme

References

• “optimist” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “optimist” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

optimist m (definite singular optimisten, indefinite plural optimistar, definite plural optimistane)

1. an optimist (as above)

   Antonym: pessimist

Derived terms

• tidsoptimist

Related terms

• optimisme

References

• “optimist” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

From French optimiste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /op.ti?mist/

Adjective

optimist m or n (feminine singular optimist?, masculine plural optimi?ti, feminine and neuter plural optimiste)

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Declension

Swedish

Noun

optimist c

1. optimist

Declension