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   sanguine

   /ˈsaŋɡwɪn/

   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 humours, supposedly marked by a ruddy complexion and an optimistic disposition.
   • ▪ (of the complexion) florid or ruddy. archaic Similar floridruddyredred-facedreddishrosyrosy-cheekedpinkpinkishroseaterubicundhealthy-lookingglowingfreshflushedblushinghigh-colouredblowsyrare:erubescentrubescentOpposite pale
   • 2. blood-red. literary
   • 3. bloody or bloodthirsty. archaic

   noun

   • 1. a blood-red colour.
   • ▪ 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

   Scrabble Points: 9

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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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   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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   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: positive and full of hope: . Learn more.

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   sanguine meaning, definition, what is sanguine: happy and hopeful about the future: Learn more.

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   Noun. Verb. Filter. adjective. At ease; accepting. American Heritage. Cheerful and confident; optimistic; hopeful. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. 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. Webster's New World.

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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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    /ˈsaŋɡwɪn/ IPA: Dictionary definition of sanguine. Optimistic, cheerful, and confident, often in the face of challenging or uncertain circumstances. "Investors are taking a particularly sanguine view of economic growth." Detailed meaning of sanguine.