| | | noun | 1. A person who is optimistic regardless of the circumstances. |
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 |  | | "As the storm soaked through our tent, my Pangloss of a husband suggested it was a chance to test our waterproof sleeping bags." |
| | | "When our flight was delayed, the Pangloss in front of me cheered for the opportunity to get a meal at the airport." |
| | | "My sister can find the silver lining in almost any situation, but she's also a realist, not a Pangloss." |
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 | | French, late 18th century |
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 | | In Voltaire's 1759 satire, "Candide, or Optimism," the French Enlightenment writer and philosopher introduced Doctor Pangloss. This character was a satirical jab at metaphysical optimism, a popular theory of the time. To summarize very briefly, metaphysical optimism proposed that the actual world was the best possible one. ... | | Continue Reading |
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