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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous;
- Example: "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles"
[syn: wellbeing, well-being, welfare, upbeat, eudaemonia, eudaimonia]

2. an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure);
[syn: upbeat, offbeat]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic;
[syn: cheerful, pollyannaish, upbeat]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

upbeat
    adj 1: pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic [syn:
           cheerful, pollyannaish, upbeat]
    n 1: a contented state of being happy and healthy and
         prosperous; "the town was finally on the upbeat after our
         recent troubles" [syn: wellbeing, well-being,
         welfare, upbeat, eudaemonia, eudaimonia] [ant:
         ill-being]
    2: an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)
       [syn: upbeat, offbeat]