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   San·guine

   /ˈsaNGɡwən/

   

   adjective

   • 1. optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation: "he is sanguine about prospects for the global economy" Similar optimisticbullishhopefulbuoyantpositivedisposed to look on the bright sideconfidentcheerfulcheerybrightassuredinformal:upbeatarchaic:of good cheerOpposite pessimisticgloomy
   • ▪ (in medieval science and medicine) of or having the constitution associated with the predominance of blood among the bodily humors, supposedly marked by a ruddy complexion and an optimistic disposition.
   • ▪ (of the complexion) florid or ruddy. archaic Similar floridruddyredred-facedreddishrosyrosy-cheekedpinkpinkishroseaterubicundhealthy-lookingglowingfreshflushedblushinghigh-coloredblowsyrare:erubescentrubescentOpposite pale
   • 2. blood-red. literary
   • 3. bloody or bloodthirsty. archaic

   noun

   • 1. a blood-red color.
   • ▪ a deep red-brown crayon or pencil containing iron oxide.
   • ▪ a blood-red stain used in blazoning.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French sanguin(e) ‘blood red’, from Latin sanguineus ‘of blood’, from sanguis, sanguin- ‘blood’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sanguinely adverb
   • 2. sanguineness noun

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   The meaning of SANGUINE is marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic. How to use sanguine in a sentence. Did you know?

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   cheerfully optimistic, sometimes to the point of seeming complacent, oblivious, or naive: a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations. Synonyms: positive, optimistic, hopeful, confident, cheerful, buoyant, assured. Antonyms: morose.

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   SANGUINE definition: 1. (of someone or someone's character) positive and hoping for good things: 2. red in colour: 3…. Learn more.

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   adjective. inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life. “a fresh and sanguine complexion”. synonyms: florid, rubicund, ruddy. healthy. having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease. noun. a blood-red color. see more.

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   Jul 27, 2024 · sanguine. Having a bloody-red hue; coloured in sanguine or a similar colour. Under the influence of blood as a cardinal humour (inherently or in the current case) Due to the influence or presence of a dangerous profusion of blood. Made of or created from blood (as a humour); bloody.

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   SANGUINE meaning: 1. (of someone or someone's character) positive and hoping for good things: 2. red in colour: 3…. Learn more.

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   If you are sanguine about something, you are cheerful and confident that things will happen in the way you want them to.

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   Sanguine Definition. At ease; accepting. Cheerful and confident; optimistic; hopeful. In medieval physiology, having the warm, passionate, cheerful temperament and the healthy, ruddy complexion of one in whom the blood is the predominant humor of the four.

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    Define sanguine. sanguine synonyms, sanguine pronunciation, sanguine translation, English dictionary definition of sanguine. adj. 1. a. Cheerfully confident; optimistic: sanguine about the prospects for an improved economy.

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    Definition of sanguine adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.