A person regarded as being foolishly or blindly optimistic.
[After the heroine of the novel Pollyanna, by Eleanor Hodgman Porter (1868-1920), American writer.]
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Pol·ly·an·na (pŏl'ē-ăn'ə) ![]() |
[After the heroine of the novel Pollyanna, by Eleanor Hodgman Porter (1868-1920), American writer.]
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ukuelig optimist
Nederlands (Dutch)
goedgelovige, eeuwige optimist
Français (French)
n. - (US) optimiste béate
adj. - optimiste béate
Deutsch (German)
n. - unverbesserlicher Optimist
adj. - grundlos optimistisch
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αθεράπευτα αισιόδοξος ή υπερβολικά πρόσχαρος άνθρωπος
adj. - αθεράπευτα αισιόδοξος, υπερβολικά πρόσχαρος
Italiano (Italian)
ottimista inveterato, speranzoso
Português (Portuguese)
n. - Poliana (f) (pessoa excessivamente otimista)
adj. - poliana
Русский (Russian)
неисправимый оптимист
Español (Spanish)
n. - persona de un excesivo optimismo, optimista empedernido
adj. - excesivamente optimista
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - Pollyanna
adj. - naiv optimist
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
盲目乐观的人
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 過於樂觀的人
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) بليونوس, : المتمثل بالمرء الشديد التفاؤل (صفه) شخص متفائل
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - אופטימיסט, אדם עליז במיוחד
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