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> Panglossian I had to look it up, but what a fantastic word which applies perfectly to this context: "Panglossian" describes something or someone characteriz
by metadat 2y ago
> Panglossian
I had to look it up, but what a fantastic word which applies perfectly to this context:
"Panglossian" describes something or someone characterized by extreme and often naive optimism, especially in the face of adversity
Panglossian • \pan-GLAH-see-un\ • adjective. : marked by the view that all is for the best in this best of possible worlds : excessively optimistic.
Example: Even the most Panglossian temperament would have had trouble finding the good in this situation.
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- Centigonal 2y agoIt comes from a character named pangloss in Voltaire's Candide who takes the view that we must live in the best of all possible worlds.