UPBEAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does upbeat mean? 

• UPBEAT (noun)
  The noun UPBEAT has 2 senses:

1. a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous

2. an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)

  Familiarity information: UPBEAT used as a noun is rare.

• UPBEAT (adjective)
  The adjective UPBEAT has 1 sense:

1. pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic

  Familiarity information: UPBEAT used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UPBEAT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

eudaemonia; eudaimonia; upbeat; welfare; well-being; wellbeing

Context example:

the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles

Hypernyms ("upbeat" is a kind of...):

prosperity; successfulness (the condition of prospering; having good fortune)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "upbeat"):

fool's paradise (an illusory state of wellbeing)

health; wellness (a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

offbeat; upbeat

Hypernyms ("upbeat" is a kind of...):

beat; musical rhythm; rhythm (the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music)

• UPBEAT (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic

Synonyms:

cheerful; pollyannaish; upbeat

Similar:

optimistic (expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds)

 Context examples 

There are some upbeat factors associated with this new moon, however.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Pressure to feel upbeat can make you feel downbeat, while embracing your darker moods can actually make you feel better in the long run.

(Embracing Darker Moods Makes You Feel Better, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

This is more upbeat news, for it will help you with your travel plans to venture a far distance.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Because your money outlook is so upbeat, you might qualify for several legal deductions now.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

If you have been trying to have a baby, progress on that topic should show upbeat results, too.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Here is another day that has your name written all over it—February 21, when Mars and Uranus will be in a heavenly trine with each other, bringing something having to do with home and family to a surprisingly upbeat turn.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)