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Panglossian

//pænˈɡlɑsi.ən// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Naively or unreasonably optimistic. derogatory

    "Though he took a Panglossian view of the world in his youth, he became jaded as he grew older."

  2. 2
    Of or relating to the view that this is the best of all possible worlds. derogatory

Etymology

From Dr. Pangloss, a character in Voltaire's Candide, + -ian.

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