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Panglossianism

Panglossianism noun: naive or unreasonable optimism.

Noun

Panglossianism (uncountable)

  1. Naive or unreasonable optimism.
    Synonyms:
    Pollyannaism

Synonyms of Panglossianism

Antonyms

Origin of Panglossianism

From Panglossian + -ism.

Questions about Panglossianism

What does Panglossianism mean?
Panglossianism means naive or unreasonable optimism.
What part of speech is Panglossianism?
Panglossianism is a noun.

Words near Panglossianism in the dictionary

  1. panglobal
  2. panglomerular
  3. Pangloss
  4. Panglosses
  5. Panglossian
  6. Panglossianism
  7. Panglossic
  8. Pangnirtung
  9. pangnosis
  10. pangnostic
  11. pangnostics

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