2007-03-13 08:21:04 · 3 answers · asked by Cat09 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Eleanor Porter wrote a series of books about Pollyanna (notice the spelling), starting with her as a young girl and continuing into her married life. She played a "glad game," in which she tried to always find something to be glad about, no matter how negative the circumstance (e.g., she was given a pair of crutches instead of the doll she wanted, so she was glad she didn't need them). It got to be a little too, too syrupy for some people--the term Pollyanna refers to someone who is unrealistically optimistic.
2007-03-13 08:38:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Naive, optimistic, like Pollyanna from the storybooks
2007-03-13 15:29:16 · answer #2 · answered by Megs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an optimist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollyanna
2007-03-13 15:25:05 · answer #3 · answered by scrabblemaven 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋