sanguine

Meaning

Adj

1. 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. Full of blood; bloody.
7. Bloodthirsty.

Noun

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

Verb

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

Synonyms

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsæŋ.ɡwɪn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: sanguine

In summary

From Middle English sanguine, from Old French sanguin, ultimately from Latin sanguineus (“of blood”), from sanguis (“blood”), of uncertain origin, perhaps Proto-Indo-European *h₁sh₂-én-, from *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”). Doublet of sanguineous.