Panglossian

adjective

Definition of Panglossiannext
as in optimistic

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  1. optimistic
  2. rosy
  3. hopeful
  4. upbeat
  5. rose-colored
Adjective
  • But as cannabis research continues to gain traction, the road ahead looks increasingly optimistic.
    Matt Rozo, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The outlook for 2025 appears cautiously optimistic.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of optimistic
Adjective
  • Espoir Tone-Pairing Liquid Blush $22 Amazon This Tone-Pairing Liquid Blush blends like a dream, leaving your cheeks with a rosy flush.
    Sarah Han, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Lizzo also shared a close-up photo and video of herself in the carousel post showing off her make-up look, which consisted of a brown smokey eye, rosy pink blush and a nude lip.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of rosy
Adjective
  • But its maker insists the movie’s politically pointed portrait of our species’ self-destruction is, ultimately, hopeful.
    Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Danielle Dorsey has more hopeful news: a roundup of new and recommended restaurants from the Food team this month.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of hopeful
Adjective
  • However, data on consumer prices due on Wednesday could threaten the upbeat narrative if inflation rates are above expectations, posing a challenge for high-flying stocks.
    Lewis Krauskopf, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Copia Final Arguably, the most competitive of all sections at this year’s Ventana Sur, Copia Final framed at least four titles which drew upbeat reactions from some or many sales agents.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 6 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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