upbeat



upbeat

mod. bright and cheery; not negative. (Compare this with downbeat.) I’d prefer to open the conference with an upbeat topic.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ParrisPER-is, PAR-isEnglish (Rare)
Feidhelm-Irish
Lauchlan-Scottish
Gwythyr-Welsh
WubbeVUB-bə (Dutch), WUB-bə (Dutch)Frisian, Dutch
Rosinha-Portuguese