n.
Pronunciation: ˌ pä-l ē - ' a-n ə
Function: noun
Etymology: Pollyanna, heroine of the novel Pollyanna (1913) by Eleanor Porter † 1920 American fiction writer
Date: 1921
: a person characterized by irrepressible optimism and a tendency to find good in everything
– Pollyanna adjective
– Pol · ly · an · na · ish \ - ' a-n ə -ish \ also Pol · ly · an · nish \ - ' a-nish \ adjective