sanguine

[ sang-gwin ]

/ ˈsæŋ gwɪn /

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adjective

cheerfully optimistic, sometimes to the point of seeming complacent, oblivious, or naive: a sanguine disposition;sanguine expectations.

reddish; ruddy: a sanguine complexion.

(in old physiology) having blood as the predominating humor and consequently being ruddy-faced, cheerful, etc.

bloody; sanguinary.

blood-red; red.

Heraldry. a reddish-purple tincture.

noun

a red iron-oxide crayon used in making drawings.

OTHER WORDS FOR sanguine

1 assured, buoyant, cheerful, confident, hopeful, optimistic, positive.

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OPPOSITES FOR sanguine

1 disheartened, morose.

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Origin of sanguine

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English sanguyne “a blood-red cloth,” from Old French sanguin, from Latin sanguineus “bloody,” equivalent to sanguin-, stem of sanguis “blood” + -eus -eous

OTHER WORDS FROM sanguine

san·guine·ly, adverbsan·guin·i·ty [sang-gwin-i-tee], /ˌsæŋˈgwɪn ɪ ti/, san·guin·ness, nounnon·san·guine, adjectivenon·san·guine·ly, adverb

non·san·guine·ness, nouno·ver·san·guine, adjectiveo·ver·san·guine·ly, adverbo·ver·san·guine·ness, nounpre·san·guine, adjectivequa·si-san·guine, adjectivequa·si-san·guine·ly, adverbsu·per·san·guine, adjectivesu·per·san·guin·i·ty, nounun·san·guine, adjectiveun·san·guine·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sanguine

sanguinary, sanguine

Words nearby sanguine

sanguicolous, sanguiferous, sanguification, sanguinaria, sanguinary, sanguine, sanguineous, sanguinolent, sanguivorous, Sanhedrin, Sanibel Island

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How to use sanguine in a sentence

Finally, NukkAI cofounder, Jean-Baptiste Fantun, said he was confident the machine would prevail over thousands of deals, but was less sanguine about its prospects over just 800.
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Over the last week, all-consuming pessimism among investors has quickly given way to sanguine optimism.
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If, at any point, COP26 participants feel too sanguine about these difficulties, they need only look at the country hosting them, and at the debates swirling around its own crisis of energy.
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It’s possible with MainStreet’s platform for economic development incentivesReeves was sanguine about the attention the space is garnering and the potential competition for Ardius.
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The experience left them sanguine about the sometimes vitriolic opinions of strangers on the Internet.
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She is equally desirous of Levine, as animalistic and eager to consume him while sticky with sanguine fluid.
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That said, I am not as sanguine about the future of the U.S.-Egypt bilateral relationship.
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These days, seven years after his book was published, Thomas is a bit more sanguine about his early life.
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A senior government minister in Kabul is more sanguine about the possibility of eventually restarting peace talks.
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I leave Italy with a less sanguine hope of her speedy liberation than I brought into it.
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But I feel sanguine in the spirit of the men; sanguine in my own spirit; sanguine in the soundness of my scheme.
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Parliament is often more easily persuaded than the shrewd investor, as many a too sanguine promoter knows.
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This fearful war was a deathblow to your father's sanguine hopes of making a rapid fortune.
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I really believe that is a good story, Jess, said her mother, who was sanguine of temperament.
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British Dictionary definitions for sanguine

sanguine

/ (ˈsæŋɡwɪn) /

adjective

cheerful and confident; optimistic

(esp of the complexion) ruddy in appearance

blood-red

an obsolete word for sanguinary (def. 2)

noun

Also called: red chalk a red pencil containing ferric oxide, used in drawing

Derived forms of sanguine

sanguinely, adverbsanguineness or sanguinity, noun

Word Origin for sanguine

C14: from Latin sanguineus bloody, from sanguis blood

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