upbeat has definitions from the field of music
1
[ adjective ] pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic

Used in print

(Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)

Eliminating the patter and the upbeat numbers left little but blues and other songs of equal melancholy .

Related terms

optimistic

2
[ noun ] the state of being happy and healthy and prosperous

Examples

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

3
[ noun ] a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous

Examples

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

4
[ noun ] (music) an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)

Related terms

rhythm

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