pollyannaish
pollyannaish is the alternative form of Pollyannaish.
Adjective capitalized: Pollyannaish
Pollyannaish (comparative more Pollyannaish, superlative most Pollyannaish)
- Unreasonably optimistic.
- Accordingly the objection “Is not optimalism simply too Pollyanna-ish to be plausible?” can be met effectively.2000 June, Nicholas Rescher, “Optimalism and Axiological Metaphysics”, in The Review of Metaphysics, LIII, № 4, § iii, page 819
- Even long before this choice of character of the year was made, critics were complaining about the [Chinese] government’s Pollyannaish touting of mèng 梦, saying that the dreams of most people were in vain.2012 December 25, Victor Mair, “Chinese character of the year: mèng 梦 (‘dream’)”, in Language Log
- Synonyms:
- Panglossian
Synonyms of pollyannaish
Forms of pollyannaish
| comparative | more pollyannaish |
|---|---|
| superlative | most pollyannaish |
| comparative | more Pollyannaish |
| superlative | most Pollyannaish |
| alternative form | pollyanna-ish |
| alternative form | Pollyanna-ish |
| alternative form | pollyannaish |
| alternative form | pollyannish |
| alternative form | Pollyannish |
Origin of pollyannaish
From Pollyanna + -ish.
Words formed from pollyannaish
Questions about pollyannaish
- What does pollyannaish mean?
- Pollyannaish means unreasonably optimistic.
- What is pollyannaish the alternative form of?
- Pollyannaish is the alternative form of Pollyannaish.
- What part of speech is pollyannaish?
- Pollyannaish is an adjective.
Words near pollyannaish in the dictionary
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