panglossian
Pan·gloss·ian
adj \pan-ˈglä-sē-ən, paŋ-, -ˈglȯ-\Definition of PANGLOSSIAN
: marked by the view that all is for the best in this best of possible worlds : excessively optimistic
Origin of PANGLOSSIAN
Pangloss, optimistic tutor in Voltaire's Candide (1759)
First Known Use: 1831
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