Definition of SANGUINE

sanguine

Plural: sanguines

Noun

  • A deep red color; also, a red chalk or crayon.
  • a blood-red color
  • Blood colour; red.
  • Anything of a blood-red colour, as cloth.
  • A tincture, seldom used, of a blood-red colour (not to be confused with murrey).
  • Bloodstone.
  • Red crayon.

Adjective Satellite

  • confidently optimistic and cheerful
  • inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
    • "a fresh and sanguine complexion"

Adj

  • Having the colour of blood; blood red.
  • 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.
  • Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood.
  • Warm; ardent.
  • Anticipating the best; optimistic; confident; full of hope.
  • Full of blood; bloody.
  • Bloodthirsty.

Verb

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

Examples

  • a sanguine bodily temperament
  • a sanguine temper
  • I'm sanguine about the eventual success of the project.
  • The board was filled with such SANGUINE plays that victory seemed certain.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Scrabble Score: 9

sanguine: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sanguine: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sanguine: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

sanguine: valid Words With Friends Word