PANGLOSS

Meaning of PANGLOSS in English

[ 'paŋglɒs ]

■ noun a person who is optimistic regardless of the circumstances.

Derivatives

~ian adjective

Origin

C19: from the name of the tutor and philosopher in Voltaire's Candide (1759).

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PANGLOSS — Pangloss BrE AmE ˈpæn ɡlɒs ⇨ˈpæŋ- AmE \ -ɡlɑːs -ɡlɔːs
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PANGLOSS — Панглосс
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PANGLOSS PARITY — [from Dr. Pangloss, the eternal optimist in Voltaire's "Candide"] In corporate DP shops, a common condition of severe but equally …
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PANGLOSSIAN — adjective Etymology: Pangloss, optimistic tutor in Voltaire's Candide (1759) Date: 1831 marked by the view that all is for the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PANGLOSSIAN — (ˈ)pan|gläsēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Pangloss, optimistic tutor of Candide in the satire Candide (1759) by Voltaire died 1778 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PANGLOSSIAN — /pan glos"ee euhn, -glaw"see-, pang-/ , adj. characterized by or given to extreme optimism, esp. in the face of unrelieved …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PANGLOSSIAN — adjective Etymology: Pangloss, optimistic tutor in Voltaire's Candide (1759) Date: 1831 : marked by the view that all is for …
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PANGLOSSIAN — [Pan.gloss.ian] adj [Pangloss, optimistic tutor in Voltaire's Candide (1759)] (1831): marked by the view that all is for the best …
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COLMAN, GEORGE, THE YOUNGER — born Oct. 21, 1762, London died Oct. 17, 1836, London English playwright, writer of scurrilous satiric verse, and theatre manager …
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ПАНГЛОСС — Pangloss
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