Panglossian
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Dr. Pangloss, a character in Voltaire’s Candide.
[edit] Adjective
Panglossian (comparative more Panglossian, superlative most Panglossian)
- (pejorative) Naively or unreasonably optimistic.
- Though he took a Panglossian view of the world in his youth, he became jaded as he grew older.
- (pejorative) Of or relating to the view that this is the best of all possible worlds.
[edit] Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:naive
