Blindly or naively optimistic.
[After Pangloss, an optimist in Candide, a satire by Voltaire.]
Dictionary:
Pan·gloss·i·an (păn-glŏs'ē-ən, -glôs'-, păng-) ![]() |
[After Pangloss, an optimist in Candide, a satire by Voltaire.]
| Thesaurus: Panglossian |
adjective
| Philosophy Dictionary: panglossian |
| Obscure Words: panglossian |
| principle of perfection (philosophy) | |
| optimism and pessimism (philosophy) | |
| Spandrel (biology) |
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