bliss ninny
- noun
- /blɪs ˈnɪni/
- Offensive
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[Ofensivo] término despectivo para una persona ingenua y excesivamente optimista
- Her friends called her a bliss ninny for refusing to worry about the bad news.
Examples
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She is a true bliss ninny who always sees the glass as half full.
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Only a bliss ninny would ignore the growing list of problems.
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Don't be such a bliss ninny; sometimes it's wise to be cautious.
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Don't be such a bliss ninny!
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Her friends often teased her for being a bliss ninny, always smiling even when things got tough.
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Despite the challenges ahead, he remained a bliss ninny, believing everything would turn out fine.
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You can't be a bliss ninny forever; sometimes reality demands that you face the facts.
Synonyms
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A person who usually expects good things to happen
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A person who always expects the best, even when things are bad
A person who keeps expecting good things even when it seems unlikely
A person who always expects things to turn out well and stays positive
Antonyms
How Naive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from the constituents: 'bliss' (intense happiness) modifying 'ninny' (a foolish person) yields someone who is foolishly or naively happy. This noun–noun composition is compositionally straightforward and follows common, predictable patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words should be able to infer the intended sense.
Etymology
Bliss ninny probably comes from joining the word bliss, meaning great happiness, with ninny, an old word for a fool. The image is of someone smiling and ignoring problems, so it means a person who is 'foolishly optimistic' or 'naive'.