pollyannaish

Speech parts

1. pollyannaish - Adjective

2. pollyannaish - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

cheerful upbeat Panglossian positive bright favorable encouraging confident optimistic hopeful idealistic auspicious sanguine expectant bullish

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Antonyms

black gray blue angry depressed desperate

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Examples

Investors covet past improvements but also always believe pricing unimaginable future creativity and efficiency gains is Pollyannaish. And they're always wrong. Bet on it. Kenneth Fisher

This concern was dismissed by most Republicans as moral preening or a Pollyannaish unwillingness to recognize the distinction between private morality and realpolitik. Source: Internet

Treverton said that while he thinks “the administration has done OK,” President Donald Trump “by being so Pollyannaish about it, I think he hasn’t prepared people for what might come.” Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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