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English Dictionary: sanguine	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for sanguine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sanguine adj confidently optimistic and cheerful inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life; "a ruddy complexion"; "Santa's rubicund cheeks"; "a fresh and sanguine complexion" Synonym(s): rubicund, ruddy, florid, sanguine n a blood-red color
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sanguine \San"guine\, a. [F. sanguin, L. sanguineus, fr. sanguis blood. Cf. {Sanguineous}.] 1. Having the color of blood; red. Of his complexion he was sanguine. --Chaucer. Like to that sanguine flower inscribed with woe. --Milton. 2. Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood; as, a sanguine bodily temperament. 3. Warm; ardent; as, a sanguine temper. 4. Anticipating the best; not desponding; confident; full of hope; as, sanguine of success. Syn: Warm; ardent; lively; confident; hopeful.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sanguine \San"guine\, n. 1. Blood color; red. --Spenser. 2. Anything of a blood-red color, as cloth. [Obs.] In sanguine and in pes he clad was all. --Chaucer. 3. (Min.) Bloodstone. 4. Red crayon. See the Note under {Crayon}, 1.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sanguine \San"guine\, v. t. To stain with blood; to impart the color of blood to; to ensanguine.