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Pollyanna

 
Dictionary: Pol·ly·an·na   (pŏl'ē-ăn'ə) pronunciation
n.
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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noun

    One who expects a favorable outcome or dwells on hopeful aspects: optimist. See hope/despair.

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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

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 지나친 낙천가

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 底抜けの楽天家

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) بليونوس, : المتمثل بالمرء الشديد التفاؤل (صفه) شخص متفائل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אופטימיסט, אדם עליז במיוחד‬


 
 
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