different between skeptic vs pessimist

English

Alternative forms

• sceptic (British)

Etymology

From Latin *scepticus, (attested only in plural Sceptici (“the sect of Skeptics”)), from Ancient Greek ????????? (skeptikós, “thoughtful, inquiring”), from ????????? (sképtomai, “I consider”), compare to ?????? (skopé?, “I view, examine”). (Note: In French, C in front of E and I had shifted (or was shifting) from the original [k] sound of Latin to the [s] sound, which might explain the double spelling, as some might have wanted to make sure that [k] would remain [k] by bringing back the K from the Greek spelling.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sk?p.t?k/

Noun

skeptic (plural skeptics) (American spelling)

1. Someone who habitually doubts beliefs and claims presented as accepted by others, requiring strong evidence before accepting any belief or claim.
2. Someone undecided as to what is true.
3. A type of agnostic; someone skeptical towards religion.

Related terms

• skeptical
• skepticism

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “skeptic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
• skeptic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• skeptic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• skeptic at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• pickest, pickets, septick, spicket

English

Etymology

From French pessimiste, from Latin pessimus (“worst”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?s?m?st/

Noun

pessimist (plural pessimists)

1. Someone who habitually expects the worst outcome; one who looks on the dark side of things.

Antonyms

• optimist

Hyponyms

• bear (in finance)

Related terms

• pessimism
• pessimistic

Translations

Danish

Noun

pessimist c (singular definite pessimisten, plural indefinite pessimister)

1. pessimist

Declension

Antonyms

• optimist

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

pessimist m (plural pessimisten, diminutive pessimistje n, feminine pessimiste)

1. pessimist

Synonyms

• (pessimist): doemdenker, zwartdenker, zwartkijker

Descendants

• Indonesian: pesimis

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

pessimist m (definite singular pessimisten, indefinite plural pessimister, definite plural pessimistene)

1. a pessimist

Antonyms

• optimist

Related terms

• pessimisme

References

• “pessimist” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

pessimist m (definite singular pessimisten, indefinite plural pessimistar, definite plural pessimistane)

1. a pessimist

Antonyms

• optimist

Related terms

• pessimisme

References

• “pessimist” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.