sanguine
IPA: sˈæŋgwɪn
noun
- Blood colour; red.
- Anything of a blood-red colour, as cloth.
- (heraldry) A tincture, seldom used, of a blood-red colour (not to be confused with murrey).
- Bloodstone.
- Red crayon.
verb
- To stain with blood; to impart the colour of blood to; to ensanguine.
adjective
- (literary) Having the colour of blood; blood red.
- (obsolete, physiology) Having a bodily constitution characterised by a preponderance of blood over the other bodily humours, thought to be marked by irresponsible mirth; indulgent in pleasure to the exclusion of important matters.
- Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood.
- Warm; ardent.
- Anticipating the best; optimistic; confident; full of hope.
- (archaic) Full of blood; bloody.
- (archaic) Bloodthirsty.
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Examples of "sanguine" in Sentences
- I'm feeling quite sanguine about the process.
- The word sanguine means cheerfully optimistic.
- I am no more sanguine about last night's events.
- I'm not nearly so sanguine about a lack of chicanery.
- Also, genius, the word sanguine means cheerfully optimistic.
- He was still sanguine of compassing the release of Queen Mary.
- Amidst the general alarm, more sanguine voices were also raised.
- Individuals with sanguine temperaments are extroverted and social.
- Blinder is more sanguine about the hangover from last year's downturn.
- Sanguine in this context refers to chalk in a variety of reddish colors.
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