upbeat

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  1. noun Music An unaccented beat or beats that occur before the first beat of a measure. Also called anacrusis, pickup.
  2. noun Music The upward stroke made by a conductor to indicate the beat that leads into a new measure.
  3. adjective Informal Optimistic: an upbeat business forecast.

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  • It's perfect music for cocktail hour -- upbeat, soulful and sexy ... —  Cool Hunting
  • It finds TVOTR wisely offering an early pace shift to the album -- upbeat, but not as unbridled as the opener -- because this is where Tunde jumps into the speedy enunciation of "Dancing Choose" (and its mellow-ass "In my mind I'm counting butterflies" chorus). —  Stereogum
  • Around me were all types of people -- upbeat, enthusiastic, COLD, but ready to see the soon to be #44! —  Blog updates
  • But we recently met a young man who has stayed upbeat, and positive even through a life-changing accident.
  • D.C. And we head into this new week with the president whose tone is noticeably more upbeat, a stock market that saw its best run since November, four days of gains. —  NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
 

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optimistic ·  chatty ·  lighthearted ·  easygoing ·  bouncy ·  jokey ·  carefree ·  catchy ·  pessimistic ·  companionable ·  cheery ·  vivacious
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