Pollyannaadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌpɒlɪˈanə/, U.S.

/ˌpɑliˈænə/

Forms: 1900s– Pollyanna, 1900s– Polyanna. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Pollyanna.

Etymology: < the name of Pollyanna Whittier, a fictional character created by Eleanor Hodgman Porter (1868–1920), American children's author.Compare the fictional heroine's characterization in the following quot.: 1913 E. H. Porter Pollyanna xv. 148 ‘Her name is Pollyanna Whittier.’... ‘And what are the special ingredients of this wonder-working—tonic of hers?’... ‘As near as I can find out it is an overwhelming, unquenchable gladness... Her quaint speeches are constantly being repeated to me, and, as near as I can make out, “just being glad” is the tenor of most of them’. With Pollyanna-like adj. at Derivatives compare slightly earlier Pollyannaish adj.

A. adj.

Resembling Pollyanna; naively cheerful and optimistic; unrealistically happy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] > cheerfully optimistic > naively

Pollyanna1917

Pollyannaish1922

1917 Bellman 298/1 I am not one of the Pollyanna band.

1963 ‘E. Lathen’ Place for Murder ii. 20 Thatcher decided that a Pollyanna tone was necessary... ‘I am looking forward to tomorrow night,’ he said firmly.

2000 Daily Tel. 25 Jan. 25/1 Pryce-Jones admitted that he had a strong Pollyanna side to his own character and tried to avoid gloom and melancholy.

B. n.

A person able to find cause for happiness in the most disastrous situations; a person who is unduly optimistic or achieves happiness through self-delusion. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [noun] > cheerful optimism > naive or in disastrous circumstances > one who is

Pollyanna1921

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [noun] > creation or description of characters > specific character or creature

big-endian1726

Sleeping Beauty1729

little-endian1749

small-endian1819

panjandrum1825

shock-headed Peter1848

flopsy bunny1909

Pollyanna1921

Tarzan1921

hobbit1937

orc1937

superman1938

Moomin1950

Dalek1963

1921 Deming (New Mexico) Headlight 30 Sept. 1/1 If the republicans can extract even a grain of comfort from the realities of the New Mexico situation they are the prize Pollyannas of the universe!

1939 P. G. Wodehouse Uncle Fred in Springtime xv. 218 The Ovens home-brewed is a liquid Pollyanna, for ever pointing out the bright side and indicating silver linings.

1964 B. Hardy Appropriate Form iii. 57 Robinson Crusoe is a prototype Pollyanna, comparing what is bad with what might have been much worse.

2003 High Country News 27 Oct. 18/2 Although the authors conclude that ecological sustainability is slowly gaining ground, they are no pollyannas.

Derivatives

Pollyˈanna-like adj. resembling Pollyanna; naively cheerful and optimistic.

ΚΠ

1929 Nevada State Jrnl. 11 July 4/1 Pollyanna-like chirpings over the ‘success’ of prohibition.

2001 Sociol. of Educ. 74 23/2 Pollyanna-like faith in education was under attack.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pollyanna
释义	Pollyannaadj.n. Brit. /ˌpɒlɪˈanə/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈænə/ Forms: 1900s– Pollyanna, 1900s– Polyanna. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Pollyanna. Etymology: < the name of Pollyanna Whittier, a fictional character created by Eleanor Hodgman Porter (1868–1920), American children's author.Compare the fictional heroine's characterization in the following quot.: 1913 E. H. Porter Pollyanna xv. 148 ‘Her name is Pollyanna Whittier.’... ‘And what are the special ingredients of this wonder-working—tonic of hers?’... ‘As near as I can find out it is an overwhelming, unquenchable gladness... Her quaint speeches are constantly being repeated to me, and, as near as I can make out, “just being glad” is the tenor of most of them’. With Pollyanna-like adj. at Derivatives compare slightly earlier Pollyannaish adj. A. adj. Resembling Pollyanna; naively cheerful and optimistic; unrealistically happy. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] > cheerfully optimistic > naively Pollyanna1917 Pollyannaish1922 1917 Bellman 298/1 I am not one of the Pollyanna band. 1963 ‘E. Lathen’ Place for Murder ii. 20 Thatcher decided that a Pollyanna tone was necessary... ‘I am looking forward to tomorrow night,’ he said firmly. 2000 Daily Tel. 25 Jan. 25/1 Pryce-Jones admitted that he had a strong Pollyanna side to his own character and tried to avoid gloom and melancholy. B. n. A person able to find cause for happiness in the most disastrous situations; a person who is unduly optimistic or achieves happiness through self-delusion. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [noun] > cheerful optimism > naive or in disastrous circumstances > one who is Pollyanna1921 society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > fiction > [noun] > creation or description of characters > specific character or creature big-endian1726 Sleeping Beauty1729 little-endian1749 small-endian1819 panjandrum1825 shock-headed Peter1848 flopsy bunny1909 Pollyanna1921 Tarzan1921 hobbit1937 orc1937 superman1938 Moomin1950 Dalek1963 1921 Deming (New Mexico) Headlight 30 Sept. 1/1 If the republicans can extract even a grain of comfort from the realities of the New Mexico situation they are the prize Pollyannas of the universe! 1939 P. G. Wodehouse Uncle Fred in Springtime xv. 218 The Ovens home-brewed is a liquid Pollyanna, for ever pointing out the bright side and indicating silver linings. 1964 B. Hardy Appropriate Form iii. 57 Robinson Crusoe is a prototype Pollyanna, comparing what is bad with what might have been much worse. 2003 High Country News 27 Oct. 18/2 Although the authors conclude that ecological sustainability is slowly gaining ground, they are no pollyannas. Derivatives Pollyˈanna-like adj. resembling Pollyanna; naively cheerful and optimistic. ΚΠ 1929 Nevada State Jrnl. 11 July 4/1 Pollyanna-like chirpings over the ‘success’ of prohibition. 2001 Sociol. of Educ. 74 23/2 Pollyanna-like faith in education was under attack. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1917
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