Pangloss
World English Dictionary
Pangloss (ˈpænɡlɒs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a person who views a situation with unwarranted optimism | |
| [C19: after Dr Pangloss, a character in Voltaire's Candide (1759)] | |
| Pan'glossian | |
| —adj | |
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WordNet
| pangloss | |
noun | |
| an incurable optimist in a satire by Voltaire |
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Pangloss
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