upbeat

Thân thiện

The music had an upbeat tempo that made everyone want to dance.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Cheerfully optimistic and positive: Describes a mood, attitude, or tone that is hopeful, positive, and full of good spirits.

2. Noun:

   • An unaccented beat in music: In musical terminology, it refers to the beat that leads into a new measure, typically the last beat of a bar, which is often less emphasized.
   • A positive trend or improvement: A period or state of increasing activity, prosperity, or good fortune.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • She gave an upbeat assessment of the company's future.
  • Despite the rain, the team remained upbeat about the outdoor event.

• Noun (Music):

  • The conductor emphasized the upbeat to keep the orchestra together.
• Noun (Trend):
  • The economic report showed a definite upbeat in consumer spending.

Advanced Usage

• "to be on the upbeat": To be in a state of improvement or increasing positivity.
  • After months of decline, sales figures are finally on the upbeat.

Variants and Related Words

• Upbeatness (n, rare): The quality or state of being upbeat.
  • Her general upbeatness was contagious.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Optimistic, cheerful, positive, hopeful, sanguine.
• Noun (Trend): Upswing, improvement, recovery, upsurge.

Antonyms

• Adjective: Downbeat, pessimistic, gloomy, negative.
• Noun (Trend): Downturn, slump, decline.

Related Idioms/Phrases

• "Strike an upbeat note": To express a positive or optimistic sentiment.
  • The manager tried to strike an upbeat note during the difficult meeting.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic

Noun

1. an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)
2. a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
   • the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles

Từ đồng nghĩa

• cheerful
• pollyannaish
• offbeat
• wellbeing
• well-being
• welfare
• eudaemonia
• eudaimonia