What does upbeat mean?

Definitions for upbeat
ˈʌpˌbitup·beat

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word upbeat.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. wellbeing, well-being, welfare, upbeat, eudaemonia, eudaimonianoun

    a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous

    "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles"

  2. upbeat, offbeatadjective

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

  3. cheerful, pollyannaish, upbeatadjective

    pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic

Wiktionary

  1. upbeatnoun

    An unaccented beat at the start of a musical phrase.

  2. upbeatadjective

    Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat.

    The notes are easy, but it's an upbeat tune and should be played fairly quickly.

  3. upbeatadjective

    Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.

    Though he had bad news, he ended with an upbeat forecast for the future.

ChatGPT

  1. upbeat

    Upbeat typically refers to something cheerful, optimistic, and positive. It can relate to a person's mood, a certain type of music, or an outlook on a specific situation. In music, it's also a term used to describe the last beat in the bar in metered music.

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  1. beat up

  2. beat-up

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of upbeat in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of upbeat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of upbeat in a Sentence

  1. Millan Mulraine:

    It suggests that the U.S. housing market recovery is back on track after the missteps earlier this year. We expect this upbeat tone in the housing recovery to continue as the favorable domestic fundamentals begin to reassert themselves.

  2. Robert Rennie:

    Markets are showing some signs of tiring of the steady drip feed of upbeat comments from U.S. officials and no signs of a final agreement looking likely.

  3. Shinichiro Kadota:

    It is doubtful the market tried to factor in the possibility of the Fed raising rates this year on the inflation number, but the Fed is 'data dependent' so it reacts positively to upbeat data, nowotny's comments also hurt the euro, so the stage was set for participants to cover shorts in the dollar.

  4. Joshua Sutton via AP:

    I thought being cold and wet was going to be the hardest part of hiking the Appalachian Trail. But in actuality, it was the mental game of motivating and keeping an upbeat attitude to help Harvey stay positive and enjoy his hike.

  5. Derek Scissors:

    It's odd that (the president) was so upbeat with (Chinese Vice-Premier) Liu He and yet we still don't have the Dec. 15 tariffs taken off the table.

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