Sanguine

/ˈsæŋ.ɡwɪn/

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).

verb

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

adjective

  1. Having the colour of blood; blood red.

  2. 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.

    a sanguine bodily temperament

Synonyms: animated, assured, bright, bullish, buoyant, cheerful, cheery, confident

sanguine

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