Panglossian

adjective

Definition of Panglossiannext
as in optimistic

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  1. optimistic
  2. rosy
  3. hopeful
  4. upbeat
  5. rose-colored
Adjective
  • Still, Wall Street is optimistic about a bounce ahead, with the typical analyst’s price targeting reflecting potential upside of more than 30%.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But no matter how much unease appears in the book, Childish Literature remains affectionate and optimistic, expansive, content at times to be corny.
    Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of optimistic
Adjective
  • But behind the rosy corporate spin, there were some red flags.
    Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
  • In retrospect, the Coast Guard’s aviation planning was saddled with optimistic assumptions about Coast Guard base capabilities, base consolidation expectations and rosy operational cost projections.
    Craig Hooper, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of rosy
Adjective
  • Less grimdark, more hopeful, more sincere, but not necessarily filled with your typical James Gunn goofiness.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The trailer strikes a hopeful tone throughout, calling back to Christopher Reeve's version and in contrast to the darker vision made famous by director Zack Snyder.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of hopeful
Adjective
  • Isn’t there anything upbeat to say about this emerging means of using generative AI?
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • As Christmas quickly approaches, Diddy has been doing his best to stay in his usual upbeat and energetic light.
    Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of upbeat
Adjective
  • And for many Chinese, mostly those left behind by the country’s dramatic, gilded transformation since economic reform, memories of Mao-era social equality, the exaltation of the working classes, and a national sense of common purpose are increasingly rose-colored.
    Nick Frisch, Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2016
  • The more rose-colored put a soft focus on Vacationland nostalgia—a lobster roll for lunch at McLoons on Sprucehead Island, an art director's fantasy of coastal quaint.
    Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2024
Definition of rose-colored
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