n.
  - hopefulness and confidence about the future or the success of something.
 - Philosophy  the doctrine, especially as set forth by Leibniz, that this world is the best of all possible worlds. 
▸the belief that good must ultimately prevail over evil in the universe.
 
 
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  Etymology
  C18: from Fr. optimisme, from L. optimum (see optimum).