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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | upbeat, cheerful, pollyannaish | Pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic |
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| NOUN | 1 | upbeat, wellbeing, well-being, welfare, eudaemonia, eudaimonia | A contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous |
| 2 | upbeat, offbeat | An unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure) |
| Sounds | ah'pbiy.t |
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| Rhymes | aesthete, athlete, backseat, and 73 more rhymes in iyt... |
| Meaning | Pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic. |
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| Synonyms | cheerful, pollyannaish |
| Similar to | optimistic |
| Adverbs | cheerfully |
| Meaning | A contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous. |
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| Examples | "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles" |
| Synonyms | wellbeing, well-being, welfare, eudaemonia, eudaimonia |
| Contrary | ill-being |
| Broader | prosperity, successfulness |
| Narrower | fool's paradise; health, wellness |
| Meaning | An unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure). |
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| Synonyms | offbeat |
| Broader | rhythm, beat, musical rhythm |
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