sanguine
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sanguine
- /ˈsæŋ.ɡwɪn/
- /ˈseɪ̯ŋ.ɡwɪn/
Rhymes with -æŋɡwɪn
Where it comes from
From Middle English sanguine, from Old French sanguin, ultimately from Latin sanguineus (“of blood”), from sanguis (“blood”) (of uncertain origin, but probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sh₂-én-, from *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”), with an obscure suffix such as *-ǵʰ- (related to body parts)) + -inus + -eus. The obsolete medical sense is in reference to the humour (blood) which ancient Hippocratic and later Galenic medicine associated with cheerfulness, optimism, confidence, liveliness, and spiritedness. Doublet of sanguineous.
adjective more sanguine · most sanguine
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Having the colour of blood; blood red.
Similar: incarnadine
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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.
What, what, ye sanguine, shallow-hearted boys!
Similar: debaucherous, sybaritic
- Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood. a sanguine bodily temperament
- Warm; ardent. a sanguine temper
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Anticipating the best; optimistic; confident; full of hope.
I'm sanguine about the eventual success of the project.
Similar: assured, bright, bullish, cheerful, cheery, confident, hopeful, optimistic, positive, ridibund, upbeat · Opposite: blue, despondent, gloomy, pessimistic
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Full of blood; bloody.
Similar: bloodied, gory, sanguinolent
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Bloodthirsty.
Similar: bloodlusty, homicidal, murderous
noun sanguines
- Blood colour; red.
- Anything of a blood-red colour, as cloth.
- A tincture, seldom used, of a blood-red colour (not to be confused with murrey).
- Bloodstone.
- Red crayon.
verb sanguines · sanguining · sanguined
- To stain with blood; to impart the colour of blood to; to ensanguine.
Translations
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adj having the colour of blood; red
| Español | sanguíneo, sanguino |
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| 中文 | 血红 xuèhóng |
| हिन्दी | रक्ताभ raktābh |
| Português | sanguíneo |
| Deutsch | blutrot |
| Italiano | sanguigno |
| Русский | кроваво-красный krovavo-krasnyj |
adj having a bodily constitution characterised by a preponderance of blood over the other bodily humours
| Português | sanguíneo |
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adj anticipating the best
| Italiano | ottimista, confidente |
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| Русский | оптимистичный optimističnyj, жизнерадостный žizneradostnyj |
noun bloodstone
| Français | sanguine |
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