Panglossian

adjective Pan·gloss·ian \pan-ˈglä-sē-ən, paŋ-, -ˈglȯ-\

Definition of PANGLOSSIAN

: marked by the view that all is for the best in this best of possible worlds : excessively optimistic

Pangloss, optimistic tutor in Voltaire's Candide (1759)

First Known Use: 1831

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