noun
- A contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous.
- usage: "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles"
- synonyms: wellbeing, well-being, welfare, eudaemonia, eudaimonia
- An unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure.
- synonyms: offbeat
adjective
- Pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic.
- synonyms: cheerful, pollyannaish
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