upbeat
English
/ʌpˈbit/, /ˈʌpˌbit/
adj
Definitions
- Having a fast pace, tempo, or beat.
- Having a positive, lively, or perky tone, attitude, etc.
Etymology
Prefix from English beat.
Origin
English
beat
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Eurobeat English
- Merseybeat English
- abeat English
- afrobeat English
- afterbeat English
- backbeat English
- beat English
- beatable English
- beatbox English
- beatdown English
- beatee English
- beaten English
- beater English
- beatest English
- beateth English
- beatless English
- beatmaker English
- beatmatching English
- beatscape English
- beatsman English
- beatsmith English
- bluebeat English
- breakbeat English
- browbeat English
- counterbeat English
- downbeat English
- drumbeat English
- forbeat English
- forebeat English
- freakbeat English
- heartbeat English
- hoofbeat English
- hyperbeat English
- inbeat English
- interbeat English
- midbeat English
- misbeat English
- offbeat English
- onbeat English
- overbeat English
- pulsebeat English
- swingbeat English
- tailbeat English
- tobeat English
- unbeatability English
- unbeatable English
- upbeatly English
- upbeatness English
- wingbeat English
- worldbeat English
- beat Finnish
- beat Italian
- beat Dutch, Flemish
- beten Middle English
- ibhithi Zulu
- bit Nigerian Pidgin
- beat
- abeat
- inbeat
- onbeat
- tobeat
- beaten
- beater
- beatee
- midbeat
- forbeat
- misbeat
- beatbox
- offbeat
- beatest
- beateth
- backbeat
- drumbeat
- wingbeat
- upbeatly
- hoofbeat
- beatable
- forebeat
- tailbeat
- bluebeat
- beatsman
- afrobeat
- beatless
- downbeat
- beatdown
- Eurobeat
- browbeat
- overbeat
- hyperbeat
- afterbeat
- freakbeat
- swingbeat
- pulsebeat
- breakbeat
- beatsmith
- interbeat
- heartbeat
- beatscape
- beatmaker
- worldbeat
- Merseybeat
- upbeatness
- unbeatable
- counterbeat
- beatmatching
- unbeatability