pesimista

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɛsɪmɪsta]

pesimista m anim (female equivalent pesimistka)

1. pessimist

   Synonym: škarohlíd

   Antonym: optimista

• “pesimista”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “pesimista”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “pesimista”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

From French pessimiste, from Latin pessimus.

pesimista m or f (plural pesimistas)

1. pessimistic

pesimista m or f by sense (plural pesimistas)

1. pessimist

• optimista

• pesimismo
• pésimo

• “pesimista”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Borrowed from French pessimiste, from Latin pessimus, equivalent to pésimo +‎ -ista.

• IPA^(key): /pesiˈmista/ [pe.siˈmis.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: pe‧si‧mis‧ta

pesimista m or f (masculine and feminine plural pesimistas)

1. pessimistic, downbeat, gloomy, bearish

   Antonym: optimista

pesimista m or f by sense (plural pesimistas)

1. pessimist

   Antonym: optimista

• “pesimista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024