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