optimisme
French, noun/ɔp.ti.mism/
optimisme is spelled O-P-T-I-M-I-S-M-E (9 letters) and appears 3.7 times per million words in written French, the 13,759th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Optimisme is a French masculine noun meaning “optimism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Doctrine philosophique qui soutient que tout ce qui existe est le mieux possible”.
What does optimisme mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineoptimism
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Doctrine philosophique qui soutient que tout ce qui existe est le mieux possible. 2. Une certaine disposition à voir les choses en beau, à ne pas s’inquiéter des embarras présents et à bien augurer de l’avenir. 3. Impression qu’on a, dans une circonstance particulière, de voir les choses prendre bonne tournure.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of optimisme
- optimismes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce optimisme?
- /ɔp.ti.mism/
- /ɔp.ti.mizm/
- \ɔp.ti.mism\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to optimisme
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is optimisme in French?
optimisme appears 3.7 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).