UPBEAT

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

  synonyms : offbeat

• (noun) a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous

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

  synonyms : eudaemonia , eudaimonia , welfare , well-being , wellbeing

• (adj.) pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic

  synonyms : cheerful , pollyannaish

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