Definitions for Pollyanna

Pollyanna Pol·ly·an·na

Spelling: [pol-ee-an-uh]
IPA: /ˌpɒl iˈæn ə/

Pollyanna is a 9 letter English word.

You can make 140 anagrams from letters in Pollyanna (aallnnopy).

Definitions for Pollyanna

noun

  1. an excessively or blindly optimistic person.

adjective

  1. (often lowercase). Also, Pollyannaish. unreasonably or illogically optimistic:

Origin of Pollyanna

from the name of the child heroine created by Eleanor Porter (1868-1920), American writer

Examples for Pollyanna

"Pollyanna" gives a better appreciation of people and the world.

Pollyanna, be good enough, please, to stand erect in a proper manner.

Pollyanna died and, of course, she was glad and went to Heaven.

My niece, Miss Pollyanna Whittier, is coming to live with me.

All this Pollyanna frou-frou is all right as frosting—but you've left out the cake!

It is a fine thing to read a story like Pollyanna and get all excited over it.

Pollyanna drew back at once, laughing a little hysterically.

Over and over again she was wondering just what sort of child this Pollyanna was, anyway.

Without speaking, Pollyanna turned and followed her aunt from the room.

He looked like Pollyanna, after eight or ten shots at the middleweight title.

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