Pollyannaish

adjective

variants also Pollyannish
Definition of Pollyannaishnext
as in optimistic

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Pollyannaish
  1. optimistic
  2. hopeful
  3. sentimental
  4. rosy
Adjective
  • And surveys indicate that business leaders are generally optimistic about hiring more workers in the coming months, expecting the incoming Trump administration to cut business taxes and regulations.
    Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • But as the winds driving the inferno have slackened, experts are cautiously optimistic that the blazes can soon be beaten back.
    Alec Luhn, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of optimistic
Adjective
  • Addressing pressing concerns such as identity, religious trauma, displacement and the challenge to stay hopeful in an increasingly difficult world, Oladokun displayed a knack for making her personal thoughts relatable to the masses.
    Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
  • At Aalto University, Amiri, the sustainability researcher, is also hopeful that the trend can grow globally—including in the U.S.
    Maddy Savage, TIME, 18 Jan. 2025
Definition of hopeful
Adjective
  • Some 12,000 structures — buildings and cars — have been destroyed so far, and with them many tons of property of all levels of sentimental meaning.
    Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The paintings are far from sentimental keepsakes and instead often tell stories of similar loss and tragedy experienced by others, including the children depicted, who sometimes died young, or went on to live troubled lives.
    The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of sentimental
Adjective
  • The actress wore her blond tresses in a wispy updo, while her makeup consisted of rosy blush and a deep red lip.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 15 Jan. 2025
  • This 2024 Vikings season, billed as a transition year toward a more flexible future around rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy, had exceeded even the rosiest expectations.
    Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of rosy
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