sanguine

Significat (Anglès)

Adj

1. (literary) Having the colour of blood; blood red.
2. (obsolete) 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.
3. Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood.
4. Warm; ardent.
5. Anticipating the best; optimistic; confident; full of hope.
6. (archaic) Full of blood; bloody.
7. (archaic) Bloodthirsty.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Blood colour; red.
2. (countable, uncountable) Anything of a blood-red colour, as cloth.
3. (countable, uncountable) A tincture, seldom used, of a blood-red colour (not to be confused with murrey).
4. (countable, uncountable) Bloodstone.
5. (countable, uncountable) Red crayon.

Verb

To stain with blood; to impart the colour of blood to; to ensanguine.

Conceptes

sanguina

Oposat a

blue, despondent, gloomy, pessimistic

Sinònims

optimistic

cheerful

hopeful

blood-red

confident

florid

ruddy

red chalk

in a good mood

sanguineous

optimistical

jovial

rubicund

reliant

rosy

trustful

trusting

wishful

zealous

red ocher

enthusiatic

red iron ore

red hematite

rhombohedral iron ore

iron glance

bloodstone

bloody

🩸

can-do

credent

crimson

enthusiastic

hematite

hot-tempered

jubilant

merry

promising

red

Traduccions

sanguine

sanguigna

sanguíneo

sanguigno

🩸

sanguínea

sanguíneo

sanguínea

otimista

heiter

volbloedig

αιματώδης

Rötel

optimiste

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈsæŋ.ɡwɪn/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: sanguine

In summary

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. Doublet of sanguineous.