sanguine

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English

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Etymology

From Middle English sanguine, borrowed 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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsæŋ.ɡwɪn/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Adjective

sanguine (comparative more sanguine, superlative most sanguine)

  1. Having the colour of blood; blood red. [from late 14th c.]
  2. (obsolete, physiology) 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
  4. Warm; ardent.
    a sanguine temper
  5. Anticipating the best; optimistic; confident; full of hope. [from early 16th c.]
    Antonym: despondent
    • 1815, Jane Austen, Emma, volume I, chapter 18:
      Mrs. Weston was exceedingly disappointed—much more disappointed, in fact, than her husband, though her dependence on seeing the young man had been so much more sober: but a sanguine temper, though for ever expecting more good than occurs, does not always pay for its hopes by any proportionate depression. It soon flies over the present failure, and begins to hope again.
    • 1857, Anthony Trollope, Barchester Towers, Volume the Second, page 79 →ISBN
      It was clear that Dr. Gwynne was not very sanguine as to the effects of his journey to Barchester, and not over anxious to interfere with the bishop.
    I'm sanguine about the eventual success of the project.
  6. Full of blood; bloody.
  7. Bloodthirsty.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with sanguinary.

Synonyms

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Translations

Noun

sanguine (plural sanguines)

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

Translations

Verb

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

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Further reading

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

Noun

sanguine f (plural sanguines)

  1. (heraldry) A tincture, seldom used, of a blood-red colour (not to be confused with murrey, which is mûre in French).

Adjective

sanguine

  1. feminine singular of sanguin

Further reading

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Pronunciation

Noun

sanguine (uncountable)

  1. blood

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sanguinem, accusative of sanguis (“blood”), in reference to the red colour of the stems.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsan.ɡwi.ne/
  • Hyphenation: sàn‧gui‧ne

Noun

sanguine m (plural sanguini)

  1. (botany, uncountable) Synonym of sanguinella (“common dogwood(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{vern}} with a regular link if already defined. Add novern=1 if not defined.)”)
  2. A common dogwood plant.

References

  • sanguine in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) sanguine

  1. ablative singular of sanguis

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French sanguin (and feminine sanguine), from Latin sanguineus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sanˈɡiːn/, /sanˈɡwiːn/, /ˈsanɡin/, /ˈsanɡwin/

Adjective

sanguine

  1. Having a bloody-red hue; coloured in sanguine or a similar colour.
  2. Under the influence of blood as a cardinal humour (inherently or in the current case)
  3. Due to the influence or presence of a dangerous profusion of blood.
  4. Made of or created from blood (as a humour); bloody.

Descendants

  • English: sanguine

References

Noun

sanguine (plural sanguynes)

  1. A bloody red colour; sanguine or blood red.
  2. A kind of fabric that is sanguine-coloured or the colour of blood.
  3. Blood as one of the four cardinal humours believed to influence health and mood.
  4. (rare) A swollen region or edema attributed to an excess of blood.
  5. (rare) A person primarily under the influence of blood as a cardinal humour.

Descendants

References

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