Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,900,828,728 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Pollyanna
(redirected from pollyannaish)

    Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus 0.01 sec.
Pollyanna
the “glad child,” extraordinarily optimistic. [Children’s Lit.: Pollyanna]
See : Cheerfulness
Pollyanna
always finds something to be glad about. [Am. Lit.: Pollyanna; Am. Cinema: Pollyanna in Disney Films, 170–172]
See : Optimism
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
Our forces, devoted and faithful, have been committed to conflict in an indefinite and unplanned manner that has become a cavalier, politically expedient and Pollyannaish misadventure.
DIPLOMAT'S CASE FOR LEAVING AFGHANISTAN by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
It is therefore not Pollyannaish to think the world can be one on all the important matters that affect our lives.
How to Think ? We Can Agree by Steven Vannoy And Craig Ross / News, opinion and commentary community
Unlike his Pollyannaish paeans to the glories of individualism, in this essay Whitman confesses his concerns about the "appalling dangers of universal suffrage in the United States.
Bad political behavior springs from culture by Arab News (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.