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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
adj
irrepressibly or excessively optimistic; capable of seeing good in anyone
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
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Antonyms: none provided
adj
Alternative form of Pollyannish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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History
Etymology tree English Pollyanna Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English Pollyannish From Pollyanna + -ish.
