Definitions for Upbeat
ˈʌpˌbitup·beat

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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.

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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. • Prosperity

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Anagrams for Upbeat »

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. Lewis Sturdy:

   After coming across less upbeat in the last two quarters, shareholders should be pleased with the performance over the full year.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Geraldo Rivera:

   I think that what's happening seriously is a COVID malaise, i really believe that if we had been beating the disease this holiday season, people would be upbeat … It's something that preoccupies everybody. With … the uncertainties of the disease I think that the country's in a very sour mood and Joe Biden['s] … misfortune is [being] on the receiving end of that.

5. Gene Munster:

   The long-term growth outlook is upbeat, as Amazon slowly takes away traditional retail's last competitive advantage - instant gratification - and rides the AWS cloud secular growth theme.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Upbeat
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Upbeat
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Upbeat