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glass-half-full
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glass-half-fulladjective
optimistic
Etymology: From the expression Is the glass half empty or half full?, the answer to which is said to determine whether a person is optimistic or pessimistic.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of glass-half-full in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of glass-half-full in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of glass-half-full in a Sentence
This is a glass half-full, glass half-empty situation, theyre showing up more.
I'm the guy born with the glass half-full. And I believe hope springs eternal, the American people want us to find a way to address their concerns. That was the big message out of the elections. You hear it from our members on both sides of the Capitol. I'm hoping the president heard the same message.
Although it is very, very, very hard to not be angry, it's a daily battle. But I think once you decide to see the glass half full, not half empty, you just go from there.
Those seeing the glass half full may view this as an opportunity to improve corporate governance at VW, however, first VW will need to demonstrate that its operating performance is on track and not the cause of Piech and Winterkorn's discord.
The car broke down... and I didn't lose a huge amount of points to the guy who's right behind me. It could have been a lot worse, so I'm looking at the glass half-full.
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