upbeat

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

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bolek	BAW-lek	Polish
Bernadine	BUR-nə-deen	English
Eira (1)	-	Welsh
AnunciaciÓN	ah-noon-thyah-THYON (Spanish), ah-noon-syah-SYON (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Hermia	HER-mee-ah	Literature
Bernal	['bə:nəl]