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Meaning of "Panglossian" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PANGLOSSIAN

Panglossian  [pænˈɡlɒsɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PANGLOSSIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Panglossian is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PANGLOSSIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Panglossian

Optimism

Optimism is a mental attitude or world view that interprets situations and events as being best, meaning that in some way for factors that may not be fully comprehended, the present moment is in an optimum state. The concept is typically extended to include the attitude of hope for future conditions unfolding as optimal as well. The more broad concept of optimism is the understanding that all of nature, past, present and future, operates by laws of optimization along the lines of Hamilton's principle of optimization in the realm of physics. This understanding, although criticized by counter views such as pessimism, idealism and realism, leads to a state of mind that believes everything is as it should be, and that the future will be as well. A common idiom used to illustrate optimism versus pessimism is a glass with water at the halfway point, where the optimist is said to see the glass as half full, but the pessimist sees the glass as half empty. The word is originally derived from the Latin optimum, meaning "best." Being optimistic, in the typical sense of the word, ultimately means one expects the best possible outcome from any given situation.

Definition of Panglossian in the English dictionary

The definition of Panglossian in the dictionary is of or relating to a person who views a situation with unwarranted optimism.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PANGLOSSIAN


Albigensian
ˌælbɪˈdʒɛnsɪən
Cappadocian
ˌkæpəˈdəʊsɪən
ceratopsian
ˌsɛrəˈtɒpsɪən
Circassian
sɜːˈkæsɪən
enzian
ˈɛntsɪən
Gaussian
ˈɡaʊsɪən
halcyon
ˈhælsɪən
Hertzian
ˈhɜːtsɪən
hessian
ˈhɛsɪən
Joycean
ˈdʒɔɪsɪən
laodicean
ˌleɪəʊdɪˈsɪən
Lucian
ˈluːsɪən
Lycian
ˈlɪsɪən
Marxian
ˈmɑːksɪən
Molossian
məˈlɒsɪən
Ossian
ˈɒsɪən
Piscean
ˈpaɪsɪən
Premonstratensian
ˌpriːˌmɒnstrəˈtɛnsɪən
Procyon
ˈprəʊsɪən
Waldensian
wɒlˈdensɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PANGLOSSIAN

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE PANGLOSSIAN

Asian
Belarussian
Belorussian
Byelorussian
Caucasian
Colossian
East Prussian
Great Russian
Halicarnassian
Indonesian
Little Russian
Malaysian
Old Prussian
Parnassian
Persian
Prussian
Russian
Senussian
thalassian
White Russian

Synonyms and antonyms of Panglossian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Panglossian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PANGLOSSIAN

Find out the translation of Panglossian to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Panglossian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Panglossian» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

盲目乐观
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

panglossiana
570 millions of speakers

English

Panglossian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Panglossian
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Panglossian
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Panglossian
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Panglossian
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Panglossian
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

panglossienne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Panglossian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Panglossian
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Panglossian
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하게 Panglossian
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Panglossian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Panglossian
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Panglossian
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पँग्लॉझियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Panglossian
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

panglossiano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Panglossian
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Panglossian
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Panglossian
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Πανγκλός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Panglossian
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Panglossian
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

urealistiske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Panglossian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PANGLOSSIAN»

The term «Panglossian» is normally little used and occupies the 140.456 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PANGLOSSIAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Panglossian» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Panglossian» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Panglossian

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PANGLOSSIAN»

Discover the use of Panglossian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Panglossian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Panglossian
Waking up in an East London hospital, with no identity or recollection of his past, the narrator has no option but to resign himself to a homeless and directionless existence.
Ray Crowther, 2002
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The Robot's Rebellion: Finding Meaning in the Age of Darwin
And, finally, the Panglossian feels that people are reasoning very well—indeed, as well as anyone could possibly reason in this best of all possible worlds. It is clear that from the standpoint of motivating cognitive remediation efforts, these ...
Keith E. Stanovich, 2005
3
Trust in Cyber-societies: Integrating the Human and ...
Let's turn attention now to the performance of our second strategy, called PANGLOSSIAN, which embodies the more benign view of the world associated with the social optimists described earlier. In terms of its rule structure, PANGLOSSIAN, ...
Rino Falcone, Munindar Singh, Yao-Hua Tan, 2001
4
The Philosophy of Psychology
Our general positions in relation to these two concerns are realist in regard to science and Panglossian on the relation between folk psychology and scientific psychology. The term 'Panglossian' was coined by Stich (1983), recalling a ...
George Botterill, Peter Carruthers, 1999
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The Intentional Stance
Intentional. Systems. in. Cognitive. Ethology: The. "Panglossian. Paradigm". Defended. The Problem The field of cognitive ethology provides a rich source of material for the philosophical analysis of meaning and mentality, and even holds out ...
Daniel Clement Dennett, 1989
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Philosophy of Biology: An Anthology
9. The. Spandrels. of. San. Marco. and. the. Panglossian. Paradigm: A. Critique. of. the. Adaptationist. Programme. Stephen Jay Gould and Richard C. Lewontin An adaptationist program has dominated evolutionary thought in England and the ...
Alex Rosenberg, Robert Arp, 2009
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Rationality and the Reflective Mind
But how could a Panglossian position be maintained in light of the findings mentioned previously—particularly the many demonstrations that human performance deviates from normative models of rationality? The Panglossian theorists have ...
Keith Stanovich, 2011
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Heuristics and Biases: The Psychology of Intuitive Judgment
Situations in which the modal response coincides with the standard normative model could be critiqued, and alternative models could be suggested that would result in a new normative/descriptive gap; but this is never done. The Panglossian ...
Thomas Gilovich, Dale Griffin, Daniel Kahneman, 2002
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The Coming Generational Storm: What You Need to Know about ...
1 we find two quadrants of disaster, one of major upheaval, and one of possible Panglossian balance. In the United States, we're on the tattered edge of Panglossian balance — and still face a future with gigantic generational imbalances.
Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Scott Burns, 2005
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Collected Papers, Volume 2: Knowledge, Rationality, and ...
But, according to the Panglossian this is simply the wrong interpretation. If the Massive Modularity Hypothesis is correct, then the mind contains “a multitude of. . . elegant machines” (Tooby and Cosmides 1995, xiv). There are Darwinian ...
Stephen Stich, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PANGLOSSIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Panglossian is used in the context of the following news items.
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Australian inflation edges up
... so far this year have been neither persistent nor pervasive; like other Panglossian central bankers it also expects inflation to pick up in 2016. «TV Newsroom, Jul 15»
2
The Tension of Intention: A Surfer, A Shark, A Fox, And A Grizzly
As far as the intention of the shark, I can offer no compelling accounting that doesn't load hints to my personal agenda or Panglossian spin. «Deep-Sea News, Jul 15»
3
Why Churchill Downs Is Overpriced At $131 And Could Fade In The …
While this elusive mother of all sports achievements is a singular rarity, none of these panglossian forecasts has ever translated into huge ... «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»
4
Monetary Authority of Singapore denies
... so far this year have been neither persistent nor pervasive; like other Panglossian central bankers it also expects inflation to pick up in 2016. «Investors Chronicle, Jul 15»
5
Insight: UK wage plans are bad fit for low-skill workforce
But this may be somewhat Panglossian. Of the 26 OECD countries which have some form of statutory minimum wage, only Turkey, Chile, ... «Canadian HR Reporter, Jul 15»
6
A deal beyond belief
Oddly, Obama himself, absurdly Panglossian as he is about this agreement, does not think so, pointing out the profound continuing strategic ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
7
Nine Questions for Sandi Doughton, Author of Full-Rip 9.0: The Next …
But, not to sound too Panglossian, I'm excited to see the issue going viral. Sometimes it takes an outsider pointing out the obvious to get things ... «TheStranger.com, Jul 15»
8
Why Does Open Adoption Rarely Work?
... there's a pressure to remain compliant: to avoid complaining or talking about their regrets, and instead to practice a Panglossian gratitude, ... «The New Republic, Jul 15»
9
End of debt supercycle is sending bonds into uncharted waters
... and while investors recognise that pricing implies the most Panglossian of futures, they need to fill their fixed-income allocations, and so they ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
10
Tempus: perfect tips for a perfect world
Here's my Panglossian Portfolio — to be taken entirely seriously only by out and out Cheerybles. 1. Chinese stocks. Subscribe now. Login. «The Times, Jul 15»

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