Definition of Pangloss

1. Noun. An incurable optimist in a satire by Voltaire.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Pangloss

Pandy
Pandy's reaction
Pandæmonium
PanenDeism
PanenTheism
PanenTheist
PanenTheists
Paneth
Paneth's granular cells
Paneth cell
Panevezys
Pangaea
Pangasinan
Pangasinan province
Pangea
Pangloss
Panglossian
Pango Pango
Pangwa
Pangæa
Panhellenic
Panhellenist
Panhellenium
Panic
Panicum Texanum
Panicum capillare
Panicum miliaceum
Panicum virgatum
Panini
Panipat

Literary usage of Pangloss

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The world's wit and humor: an encyclopedia of the classic wit and humor of by Lionel Strachey (1906)
"... of a fresh and ruddy complexion, plump and appetizing. The baron's son appeared in all respects worthy of his sire. The tutor pangloss was the oracle ..."

2. American Book Prices Current (1901)
"Collected from the deceased Author's MSS., with Notes, by Peter pangloss. London, 1807. 2 vols. in I, 12mo, half morocco, red edges. ..."

3. Six Months in America by Godfrey Thomas Vigne (1832)
"I also saw young Burke, as Doctor pangloss. His acting I thought admirable, and most humourous ; and his violin playing is quite extraordinary for his age. ..."

4. A Pilgrimage in Europe and America, Leading to the Discovery of the Sources by Giacomo Costantino Beltrami (1828)
"But to repeat the burden of pangloss—" tout est pour le mieux:"—these conflagrations destroy a number of serpents and other reptiles, which would otherwise ..."

5. The Drama; Its History, Literature and Influence on Civilization by Alfred Bates, James Penny Boyd, John Porter Lamberton, Athenian Society (London, England) (1903)
"It was in 1857, while acting at this theatre, that Jefferson made his first decided hit, appearing as Dr. pangloss in Colman's sterling old comedy, ..."

6. Life and Art of Joseph Jefferson: Together with Some Account of His Ancestry by William Winter (1893)
"pangloss AND THE HEIR AT LAW ONE of the peculiarities of Jefferson as a comedian is that he thinks in an original way and strikes out for himself new ..."

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