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Pollyanna

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
Pollyanna /ˌpɑːliˈænə/ noun
plural Pollyannas
Pollyanna
/ˌpɑːliˈænə/
noun
plural Pollyannas
Learner's definition of POLLYANNA
[count] disapproving
: someone who thinks good things will always happen and finds something good in everything过于乐观者;盲目乐观者

— Pollyannaish

/ˌpɑːliˈænəɪʃ/ also Pollyannish /ˌpɑːliˈænɪʃ/ adjective
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Pollyanna

noun

Pol·​ly·​an·​na ˌpä-lē-ˈa-nə How to pronounce Pollyanna (audio)
: a person characterized by irrepressible optimism and a tendency to find good in everything
Pollyanna adjective
Pollyannaish adjective
or less commonly Pollyannish

Example Sentences

I'm no Pollyanna, but I do think some good will come out of this.

Word History

Etymology

Pollyanna, heroine of the novel Pollyanna (1913) by Eleanor Porter †1920 American fiction writer

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Pollyanna was in 1921
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