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1. (adj.) sanguine
cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident:
sanguine about the future.
2. sanguine
reddish; ruddy:
a sanguine complexion.
3. sanguine
(in old physiology) having blood as the predominating humor and consequently being ruddy-faced, cheerful, etc.
4. sanguine
bloody; sanguinary.
5. sanguine
blood-red; red.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME sanguyne a blood-red cloth < OF sanguin < L sanguineus bloody =sanguin-, s. of sanguis blood +-eus -eous)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) sanguine
a blood-red color
2. (adj) sanguine
confidently optimistic and cheerful
3. (adj) rubicund, ruddy, florid, sanguine
inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
"a ruddy complexion"; "Santa's rubicund cheeks"; "a fresh and sanguine complexion"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) sanguine
having the color of blood; red
2. (adj) sanguine
characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood; as, a sanguine bodily temperament
3. (adj) sanguine
warm; ardent; as, a sanguine temper
4. (adj) sanguine
anticipating the best; not desponding; confident; full of hope; as, sanguine of success
5. (noun) sanguine
blood color; red
6. (noun) sanguine
anything of a blood-red color, as cloth
7. (noun) sanguine
bloodstone
8. (noun) sanguine
red crayon. See the Note under Crayon, 1
9. (verb) sanguine
to stain with blood; to impart the color of blood to; to ensanguine
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