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   Pol·ly·an·na

   /ˌpälēˈanə/

   

   noun

   • 1. an excessively cheerful or optimistic person: "what I am saying makes me sound like some aging Pollyanna who just wants to pretend that all is sweetness and light"

   Word Origin early 20th century: the name of the optimistic heroine created by Eleanor Hodgman Porter (1868–1920), American author of children's stories.

   Derivatives

   • 1. Pollyannaish adjective
   • 2. Pollyannaism noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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