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pollyannaish

/ˌpɒl.iˈæn.ə.ɪʃ/

Traduction: Décrit une personne qui est excessivement ou aveuglément optimiste, enjouée et positive, ignorant ou minimisant souvent les réalités négatives.

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adjective

/ˌpɒl.iˈæn.ə.ɪʃ/C2formal
  • frDécrit une personne qui est excessivement ou aveuglément optimiste, enjouée et positive, ignorant ou minimisant souvent les réalités négatives.

Describes a person who is excessively or blindly optimistic, cheerful, and positive, often ignoring or downplaying negative realities.

  1. Unrealistically optimisticC1informal

    Having a cheerful and optimistic outlook, often to the point of being naive or ignoring negative realities.

    frOptimisme naïf

    • Her pollyannaish attitude annoyed her colleagues during the crisis.
    • He gave a pollyannaish speech about the company's future, ignoring the financial problems.
    • Even in the face of disaster, she remained pollyannaish, insisting everything would be fine.

    Synonymesidealisticnaiverose-coloredsanguinestarry-eyed

    Antonymescynicalpessimisticpragmaticrealistic

Formes
  • more pollyannaish comparative form
  • most pollyannaish superlative form