Definition the glass is half full (empty) in American English

the glass is half full (empty) phrase

phrase

used for saying that someone has a tendency to look at things in a positive or a negative way

Example

Generally speaking she's a glass-half-full kind of girl.

Synonyms and related words

the glass is half full (empty) hopeful optimistic the glass is half full (empty) hopeless gloomy

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