English

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æn�|-æn�

Noun
en-noun

1. a female given name derived from Polly and Anna
2. the eponymous protagonist in a book by Elleanor Porter
3. context|by extension A person who is persistently cheerful and optimistic, even when given cause not to be so.

#:You call her an optimist, but I call her an obnoxious Pollyanna.

Synonyms
eternal optimist

Derived terms
Pollyannaish, pollyannaish, Pollyannish, pollyannish

pl:Pollyanna

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