Panglossian

adjective

Definition of Panglossiannext
as in optimistic

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Recent Examples of Panglossian But this avatar, thankfully, doesn’t possess a Panglossian outlook on the future’s promises. — Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025 The Panglossian financial projections will be accompanied by tectonic socioeconomic and psychological change. — Mark A. Cohen, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025 The real Leibniz almost always refrained from spelling out Panglossian excuses for particular evils. — Anthony Gottlieb, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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  1. optimistic
  2. rosy
  3. hopeful
  4. upbeat
  5. rose-colored
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  • She’s mentored by Jae (Major Curda), a member of Ellora’s municipal Bending Brigade, and his captain Karthik (Akshay Khanna), who has a more optimistic view of the Avatar’s potential than those that blame her for ending the world.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Zhang plays optimistic puzzle master Florence, and Sula is Conrad’s estranged daughter and criminal psychologist Astrid.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
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  • Arrive to the hotel by boat from the train station or airport and glide up an empty canal to the water entrance where a grand, rosy Gothic building rises out of the water.
    — Mary Holland, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Meta’s Muse agent mascot, named Jolly, is a fuzzy, chubby, rosy-cheeked creature that’s part-Labubu, part-Squishmallow.
    — Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of rosy
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  • But having to navigate designing a hopeful film, one devoid of an antagonist that also heralds a positive view of AI, was a challenge in its own right.
    — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Democratic Texas Senate hopeful James Talarico has been racking up endorsements from the likes of Don Henley and the Chicks ahead of the November midterm elections.
    — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of hopeful
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  • The upbeat pop-rock track follows her debut solo album, Rosie, and represents a brighter, more playful turn from some of the emotional pieces on that project.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Bakker offered upbeat sermons and Tammy Faye, charismatic and always wearing her trademark heavy mascara, sang.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of upbeat
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  • Light poured down the long hallway, dimpled and rose-colored, the dust from the carpet rising and falling.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
  • 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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“Panglossian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Panglossian. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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