Pollyanna
Pol·ly·an·na
noun \ˌpä-lē-ˈa-nə\Definition of POLLYANNA
: a person characterized by irrepressible optimism and a tendency to find good in everything
— Pollyanna adjective
— Pol·ly·an·na·ish \-ˈa-nə-ish\ also Pol·ly·an·nish \-ˈa-nish\ adjective
See Examples of POLLYANNA
- I'm no Pollyanna, but I do think some good will come out of this.
Origin of POLLYANNA
Pollyanna, heroine of the novel Pollyanna (1913) by Eleanor Porter †1920 American fiction writer
First Known Use: 1921
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