pollyannaish

1. 1.

   pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic

   Synonymscheerfulupbeat

   Similaroptimistic

Questions about pollyannaish

What does pollyannaish mean?

pollyannaish means "pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic".

How many syllables are in pollyannaish?

pollyannaish has 3 syllables: pol-lyan-naish. The stress falls on "pol".

What is another word for pollyannaish?

Close synonyms include cheerful, upbeat. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pollyannaish a common word?

pollyannaish is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.