panglossiano
Portuguese, noun/pɐ̃.ɡlo.siˈɐ̃.nu/
panglossiano is spelled P-A-N-G-L-O-S-S-I-A-N-O (12 letters). Panglossiano is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a Panglossian person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does panglossiano mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Panglossian (naively or unreasonably optimistic)
noun
- 1
masculinea Panglossian person
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo à figura literária do doutor Pangloss 2. que diz respeito ao Doutor Pangloss (personagem do romance "Cândido", de Voltaire), que professava um otimismo beato, e para quem tudo parecia correr às mil maravilhas; otimista
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of panglossiano
- panglossiana feminine
- panglossianos masculine plural
- panglossianas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce panglossiano?
- Brazil /pɐ̃.ɡlo.siˈɐ̃.nu/
- Brazil /pɐ̃.ɡloˈsjɐ̃.nu/
- Portugal /pɐ̃.ɡluˈsjɐ.nu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.