downbeat

English

Etymology

down- +‎ beat

Noun

downbeat (plural downbeats)

(music) The accented beat at the beginning of a bar (indicated by a conductor with a downward stroke)

Related terms

afterbeat

Translations

accented beat

Esperanto: ĉefpulso

French: temps fort (fr)

Adjective

downbeat (comparative more downbeat, superlative most downbeat)

sad or pessimistic
He sounded downbeat when asked about his future plans.

cautiously optimistic
She carried herself with a quiet downbeat grace.

Antonyms

upbeat

Translations

sad

Bulgarian: мрачен (bg) (mračen), песимистичен (bg) (pesimističen)
Dutch: droef (nl), pessimistisch (nl)
Finnish: synkkä (fi), pessimistinen (fi)

Anagrams

beat down, beatdown

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