'Sanguine' definitions:
Definition of 'sanguine'
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Definition of 'Sanguine'
From: GCIDE
- Sanguine \San"guine\, n.
- 1. Blood color; red. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Anything of a blood-red color, as cloth. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- In sanguine and in pes he clad was all. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Min.) Bloodstone. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Red crayon. See the Note under Crayon, 1. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sanguine'
From: GCIDE
- Sanguine \San"guine\, v. t. To stain with blood; to impart the color of blood to; to ensanguine. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sanguine'
From: GCIDE
- Sanguine \San"guine\, a. [F. sanguin, L. sanguineus, fr. sanguis blood. Cf. Sanguineous.]
- 1. Having the color of blood; red. [1913 Webster]
- Of his complexion he was sanguine. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- Like to that sanguine flower inscribed with woe. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood; as, a sanguine bodily temperament. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Warm; ardent; as, a sanguine temper. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Anticipating the best; cheerfully optimistic; not desponding; confident; full of hope; as, sanguine of success; a sanguine disposition. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Warm; ardent; lively; confident; hopeful; optimistic. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sanguine'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- agape,
- agog,
- all agog,
- ambivert,
- anticipant,
- anticipating,
- anticipative,
- anticipatory,
- aspiring,
- assured,
- awaiting,
- beaming,
- blithe,
- blithesome,
- blood-colored,
- bloodstained,
- bloodthirsty,
- bloody,
- bloody-red,
- blooming,
- blowzed,
- blowzy,
- bright,
- bright and sunny,
- burnt,
- certain,
- cheerful,
- cheery,
- choleric,
- confident,
- cycloid,
- cyclothyme,
- cyclothymic,
- eager,
- ectomorph,
- elated,
- endomorph,
- ensanguined,
- enthusiastic,
- eupeptic,
- euphoric,
- exalted,
- exhilarated,
- expectant,
- expecting,
- extrovert,
- fervid,
- florid,
- flush,
- flushed,
- fond,
- forearmed,
- forestalling,
- forewarned,
- forward-looking,
- full of hope,
- full-blooded,
- gaping,
- genial,
- glad,
- gladsome,
- glowing,
- gory,
- happy,
- hectic,
- high,
- homicidal,
- hopeful,
- hoping,
- in anticipation,
- in expectation,
- in good heart,
- in good spirits,
- in high spirits,
- in hopes,
- introvert,
- irrepressible,
- laughing,
- looking for,
- looking forward to,
- melancholic,
- mesomorph,
- murdering,
- not surprised,
- of good cheer,
- of good hope,
- optimistic,
- phlegmatic,
- pleasant,
- prepared,
- radiant,
- ready,
- red-complexioned,
- red-faced,
- red-fleshed,
- riant,
- rosy,
- rosy-cheeked,
- rubicund,
- ruddy,
- ruddy-complexioned,
- ruddy-faced,
- sanguinary,
- sanguineous,
- schizoid,
- schizothyme,
- secure,
- self-assured,
- self-confident,
- smiling,
- sparkling,
- sunburned,
- sunny,
- sure,
- syntone,
- undespairing,
- undoubtful,
- unsurprised,
- upbeat,
- waiting,
- waiting for,
- watching for,
- winsome,
- zealous