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I'm not Candide, nor Dr Pangloss, but we know that faith moves mountains.
Daniel Libeskind

Meaning of "Pangloss" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PANGLOSS

After Dr Pangloss, a character in Voltaire's Candide (1759).
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PRONUNCIATION OF PANGLOSS

Pangloss  [ˈpænɡlɒs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PANGLOSS

noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pangloss is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PANGLOSS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Pangloss in the English dictionary

The definition of Pangloss in the dictionary is a person who views a situation with unwarranted optimism.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PANGLOSS


aulos
ˈɔːlɒs
bugloss
ˈbjuːɡlɒs
Byblos
ˈbaɪblɒs
Carlos
ˈkɑːlɒs
Delos
ˈdiːlɒs
dolos
ˈdɒlɒs
floss
flɒs
gloss
ɡlɒs
isogloss
ˈaɪsəʊˌɡlɒs
loss
lɒs
Melos
ˈmiːlɒs
omphalos
ˈɒmfəˌlɒs
Pylos
ˈpaɪlɒs
regloss
riːˈɡlɒs
schloss
ʃlɒs
semigloss
ˌsɛmɪˈɡlɒs
siglos
ˈsɪɡlɒs
Talos
ˈteɪlɒs
telos
ˈtelɒs
tholos
ˈθəʊlɒs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PANGLOSS

Pang-fou
panga
Pangaea
pangamic
pangamy
Pangea
pangene
pangenesis
pangenetically
pangless
Panglossian
Pango Pango
pangolin
pangram
pangrammatist
panhandle
Panhandle State
panhandler
panharmonicon
Panhellenic

WORDS THAT END LIKE PANGLOSS

actual total loss
anticipatory loss
at a loss
blood loss
dead loss
dental floss
fairyfloss
hair loss
hearing loss
heat loss
job loss
lip gloss
memory loss
paper loss
profit and loss
stop-loss
tax loss
viper´s bugloss
weight loss

Synonyms and antonyms of Pangloss in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Pangloss» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PANGLOSS

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The translations of Pangloss from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Pangloss» in English.

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Pangloss
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Pangloss
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Pangloss
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Pangloss
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بانجلوس
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Панглосс
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Pangloss
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Pangloss
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Pangloss
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Pangloss
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Pangloss
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Pangloss
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Pangloss
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Pangloss
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Pangloss
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Pangloss
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Pangloss
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Pangloss
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Панглосс
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Pangloss
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Pangloss
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Pang Loss
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Pangloss
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Pangloss
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Trends of use of Pangloss

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PANGLOSS»

The term «Pangloss» is regularly used and occupies the 76.157 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Pangloss

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QUOTES WITH «PANGLOSS»

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Daniel Libeskind
I'm not Candide, nor Dr Pangloss, but we know that faith moves mountains.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PANGLOSS»

Discover the use of Pangloss in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Pangloss and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Culture and Values, Volume II: A Survey of the Humanities ...
said the wretch to the other wretch, “don't you recognize your dear Pangloss?” “ What do I hear? You, my dear master! You, in this horrible state! What misfortune has happened to you! Why are you no longer in the noblest of castles? What has  ...
Lawrence Cunningham, John Reich, 2009
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Narrative as Theme: Studies in French Fiction
province of one voice: Pangloss, who appears in only nine of the thirty chapters in the tale, supplies twenty-six of the 132 examples, but Candide contributes ten, Cunegonde six, Martin five, a dozen other characters one or more, and the ...
Gerald Prince, 1992
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CliffsNotes on Voltaire's Candide
When he revived, he inquired of his mentor the cause and effect, the sufficient reason, which had reduced Pangloss to such a pitiable state. He learned that his mentor and Paquette, pretty attendant of the baroness, had become intimate.
James K Lowers, Francois Marie Arouet, 1999
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A Passion for Democracy: American Essays
Pangloss,. Pandora,. or. Jefferson? Three. Scenarios. for. the. Future. of. Technology. and. Democracy. MODERNITY may be defined politically by the institutions of democracy, and socially and culturally by the civilization of technology.
Benjamin R. Barber, 2000
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The Candide Companion: Includes Study Guide, Historical ...
IV How Candide Found His Old Master Pangloss, and What Happened to Them Candide is horrified at the sight of the beggar but still feels compassions towards him. He gives the beggar the only money he has, and the beggar starts crying, ...
BookCaps, 2013
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Disabled Powers: A Reading of Voltaire's Contes
Pangloss appears in the opening chapter, reappears as a 'fantome' in chapter iv, is hanged in chapter vi, and turns up once again near the end. Cune"gonde was killed at the sack of the chateau, and survives. Her brother the Baron met death ...
R. J. Howells, 1993
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Language of the Earth: A Literary Anthology
everyone perished except Pangloss, Candide and the brutal sailor who had drowned the virtuous Anabaptist; the blackguard swam successfully to the shore and Pangloss and Candide were carried there on a plank. When they had recovered ...
Frank H. T. Rhodes, Richard O. Stone, Bruce D. Malamud, 2011
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Englits: Candide
Candide suggests they find help, but Pangloss informs him that he is penniless. Candide solicits help from Jacques and Pangloss recovers in two months. Nonetheless, he loses one eye and an ear to the disease, syphilis. Soon after, Jacques ...
Interlingua Publishing, 2010
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Dynamic Assessment: A Vygotskian Approach to Understanding ...
A Vygotskian Approach to Understanding and Promoting L2 Development Matthew E. Poehner. 175. would become dont ce dont Pangloss a parlé ou a discuté so you're using about which Pangloss spoke or discussed 176. passé composé?
Matthew E. Poehner, 2008
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Candide and Related Texts
Some features of their ravaged faces seemed to him to give them some slight resemblance to Pangloss and to the wretched Jesuit, the baron, the brother of Miss Cun ́egonde. This fancy moved him and saddened him. He looked at them even ...
Voltaire, David Wootton, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PANGLOSS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Pangloss is used in the context of the following news items.
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Glimmerglass Festival: no better place for The Magic Flute and …
Voltaire, aka Dr. Pangloss, moves between narrator and character to set the story, waving on and off the performers who switch characters ... «DC Theatre Scene, Jul 15»
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Candide, Glimmerglass Festival, Cooperstown, New York — review
David Garrison brings the right pseudo-knowledgeable air to the Narrator/Dr Pangloss, Matthew Scollin sings strongly as the overly pessimistic ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
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World-Wide Problems? Blame It on the Romans
When it comes to seeing the glass half-full, you can't beat Voltaire's Professor Pangloss. According to this airtight optimist, "we live in the best of ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Panglossian It Over
Voltaire's Dr. Pangloss (a stand-in for Leibnitz) who famously said "all's for the best" in the "best of all possible worlds," was the pied piper of ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Francis Fukuyama and the Left: 'The worse, the better'
Similarly, it was said that Fukuyama made Voltaire's Dr. Pangloss (who lived in “the best of all possible worlds”) look like a pessimist. They also ... «American Thinker, Jul 15»
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Cultivating an Opera Garden
The story follows Candide, a naïve young man who grows up in a heavenly province of Germany where his tutor Pangloss teaches him that ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
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CANDIDE at Baltimore Symphony - It Truly Was The Best of All …
The fun role of "Dr. Pangloss" was played adroitly by Joshua Hopkins. Mark Diamond played Maximillian while Curtis Bannister, Andrew ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
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Naomi Oreskes, a Lightning Rod in a Changing Climate
... a paper that compared him to Dr. Pangloss, the character in Voltaire's “Candide” who is optimistic about the future to the point of delusion. «New York Times, Jun 15»
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The BSO hits another expressive peak with semi-staging of 'Candide'
Vibrant work also came from Joshua Hopkins as the optimism-preaching Dr. Pangloss; Mark Diamond as the preening Maximilian; and, in a ... «Baltimore Sun, Jun 15»
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In 'Candide,' Bernstein Fuses Philosophy And Comedy
A young man named Candide has a kind of Eliza-Professor Higgins relationship with his mentor, Professor Pangloss, who wants to show him ... «WSHU, Jun 15»

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