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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

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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 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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   Sanguine definition: cheerfully optimistic, sometimes to the point of seeming complacent, oblivious, or naive. See examples of SANGUINE used in a sentence.

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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.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSANGUINE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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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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   If you're sanguine about a situation, that means you're optimistic that everything's going to work out fine. Sanguine is from Latin sanguis "blood" and originally meant "bloody" — in medieval medicine it described someone whose ruddy complexion was a sign of an optimistic outlook.

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   SANGUINE definition: positive and full of hope: . Learn more.