Panglossianism
English edit
Etymology edit
Panglossian + -ism
Noun edit
Panglossianism (uncountable)
- Naive or unreasonable optimism.
- Synonym: Pollyannaism
- Antonyms: cynicalness, cynicism, pessimism, realisticness, realism
- Hypernyms: naivete, naïveté, unrealisticness