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Meaning of "pollyannish" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POLLYANNISH

pollyannish  [ˌpɒlɪˈænɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLLYANNISH

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

WHAT DOES POLLYANNISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pollyanna principle

The Pollyanna principle is the tendency for people to remember pleasant items more accurately than unpleasant ones. Research indicates that, at the subconscious level, the mind has a tendency to focus on the optimistic while, at the conscious level, it has a tendency to focus on the negative. This subconscious bias towards the positive is often described as the Pollyanna principle.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLLYANNISH


banish
ˈbænɪʃ
clannish
ˈklænɪʃ
corniche
ˈkɔːnɪʃ
Cornish
ˈkɔːnɪʃ
Danish
ˈdeɪnɪʃ
diminish
dɪˈmɪnɪʃ
evanish
ɪˈvænɪʃ
finish
ˈfɪnɪʃ
Finnish
ˈfɪnɪʃ
furnish
ˈfɜːnɪʃ
garnish
ˈɡɑːnɪʃ
mannish
ˈmænɪʃ
planish
ˈplænɪʃ
punish
ˈpʌnɪʃ
replenish
rɪˈplɛnɪʃ
Spanish
ˈspænɪʃ
tannish
ˈtænɪʃ
unmannish
ʌnˈmænɪʃ
vanish
ˈvænɪʃ
varnish
ˈvɑːnɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLLYANNISH

polliwog
Pollock
polls
pollster
pollucite
pollusion
pollutant
pollute
polluted
pollutedly
pollutedness
polluter
pollution
pollutive
Pollux
polly
Pollyanna
pollyannaish
pollyannaism
pollywog

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLLYANNISH

astonish
brownish
cartoonish
donnish
dunnish
fennish
gloss finish
hennish
hornish
Hunnish
nish
nunnish
refinish
Rhenish
tarnish
the Spanish
thinnish
tonnish
wannish
wennish

Synonyms and antonyms of pollyannish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pollyannish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLLYANNISH

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

Translator English - Chinese

pollyannish
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pollyannish
570 millions of speakers

English

pollyannish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pollyannish
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pollyannish
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

pollyannish
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pollyannish
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pollyannish
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pollyannish
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pollyannish
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pollyannish
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pollyannish
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pollyannish
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pollyannish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pollyannish
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pollyannish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोलॅनीश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pollyannish
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pollyannish
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pollyannish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

pollyannish
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pollyannish
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pollyannish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pollyannish
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pollyannish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pollyannish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pollyannish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLLYANNISH»

The term «pollyannish» is used very little and occupies the 192.144 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLLYANNISH» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLLYANNISH»

Discover the use of pollyannish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pollyannish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Contemporary Rorschach Interpretation
(intellectualization) Always hated them, except cute little lady bugs (splitting) or butterflies (pollyannish denial). E: Bug? S: The obvious torso, Wings, and pinchers. Gives an illusion (isolation) of being able to see the inner spine structure, x-ray ...
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry J Reid Meloy, J. Reid Meloy, Marvin W. Acklin, 2013
2
Teaching and Learning Personality Assessment
On the other hand, Hypomanic Denial, Intellectualization, and Pollyannish Denial were negatively correlated with these Hamilton ratings of depression and anxiety. It is important to emphasize with students the specialvalueof validityfindings ...
Leonard Handler, Mark J. Hilsenroth, Mark Hilsenroth, 2013
3
Protecting the Self: Defense Mechanisms in Action
It is one aspect of what is known clinically as “Pollyannish denial.” The denial occurs not in terms of a failure to perceive what is there, but rather in an imposition of a highly personalized interpretation of what the perceived events mean.
Phebe Cramer, 2006
4
The Rorschach Assessment of Aggressive and Psychopathic ...
CF— 2 A,Hd,Ls P 4.5 INC,DR2,FAB Aggression Scoring: None Primitive Modes of Relating: Womb imagery Defenses: Isolation, Idealization, Pollyannish denial E: What made it look like magic potent? S: This is the sorcerer's like you see in ...
Carl B. Gacono, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry J Reid Meloy, J. Reid Meloy, 2013
5
Asia in the 21st Century: Evolving Strategic Priorities
Now if someone had painted all that two years ago, again, I would subscribe they would have been considered Pollyannish. Now, so as not be considered Pollyannish, let me add one footnote and one caveat. This has been a stunning ...
Michael D. Bellows, 1994
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Conscience and Jung's Moral Vision: From Id to Thou
JUNG. AND. CONFLICT. How, then, did Jung incorporate conflict within his world - view and psychological theorizing? Was he in fact pollyannish? Academic appraisals of him vary widely in this regard. Don S. Browning in Religious Thought ...
David W. Robinson, 2005
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Therapeutic Change: An Object Relations Perspective
... false with regard to reality as generally defined in the picture. Themes of running away from or avoiding "society" are not scored as denial of reality. POLLYANNISH DENIAL Pollyannish denial of reality frequently involves a saccharine, ...
Sidney J. Blatt, Richard Q. Ford, William H. Berman, 1994
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The Psychology of Gratitude
The first caution is best expressed in the form ofthree biases: empirical, idealizing , and Pollyannish. The first bias, the empirical, is psychologists' frequent penchant for viewing ideas as significant solely if they are subject to some type of  ...
Robert A. Emmons, Michael E. McCullough, 2004
9
Painting and Our Inner World: The Psychology of Image Making
Tidiness and strong identification with an older figure, but not the pollyannish gloss, are present in the woman who created Garden of Eden. Working without a plan, she spent a lot of time testing out the electronic tools — the filters and the ...
Pavel Machotka, Lori Felton, 2003
10
Hearings
Senator, at the risk of sounding Pollyannish Senator Fulbrigiit. You do sound very Pollyannish to me. Mr. Borch. At the risk of sounding Pollyannish Senator Fulbright. You sound almost like the administration. Mr. Porch. It is always the darkest ...
United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee, 1970

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLLYANNISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pollyannish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The hidden value of trust at work
It's beautifully articulated, but some people might consider it a bit naive or Pollyannish; "Oh, let's all trust each other." What would you say to that ... «opensource.com, Jul 15»
2
Obama's Iran deal: Every line a fantasy
Instead of enhancing the nuclear nonproliferation regime, the resultant impact of the Pollyannish P5+1 deal will be the destruction of the accord ... «Israel Hayom, Jul 15»
3
Cops on the witness stand face more skeptical juries: Column
Probably nothing can restore public confidence in the police to the Pollyannish levels that once prevailed in some privileged communities. «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
4
Saturday Catfish Festival performer living 'a dream come true'
“I hate to become like completely pollyannish about it,” he said, “but I do want to continue to be grateful for it because I recognize it's not a ... «Connectstoughton, Jul 15»
5
Welcome to the 1970s [David Michael Green, MIA, Back Again!]
It is therefore with some trepidation that I invite readers to cast their minds back to America, circa 1970. No point in waxing Pollyannish about it. «OpEdNews, Jul 15»
6
Duluth man's love for family proven over decades
It would be Pollyannish to think that in checking up 35 years later that everything went according to plan. His boys — the oldest is now 52, the ... «Duluth News Tribune, Jun 15»
7
Sarah Brown, teen pregnancy fighter, leaves lofty legacy of success
“This is not Pollyannish,” she said, “but I don't think we've had any headaches here. I really mean that. This has been Brigadoon.” Copyright ... «Washington Times, Jun 15»
8
Henderson looks to Louisville as model for a compassionate city
"A city needs to grow social muscles" so it can cope when tragedy strikes or disagreements arise. "Some people think it's Pollyannish," he said. «Evansville Courier & Press, May 15»
9
Navigating the Menendez bribery case: A Q&A with Zephyr Teachout
I don't want to be Pollyannish about it, but the thing that gives me hope is how bad it's been before. It was abysmal mechanism just to get to this, ... «NJ.com, May 15»
10
Obama Might Be Wrong On Israel, But Calling Him An Anti-Semite Is …
In many ways his understanding of the Middle East is immature and, dare I say it, Pollyannish. The President is not an anti-Semite. He does not ... «New York Observer, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pollyannish [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pollyannish>. May 2024 ».
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