SANGUINE
Dictionary entry overview: What does sanguine mean? • SANGUINE (noun)
The noun SANGUINE has 1 sense:
1. a blood-red color
Familiarity information: SANGUINE used as a noun is very rare.
• SANGUINE (adjective)
The adjective SANGUINE has 2 senses:
1. confidently optimistic and cheerful
2. inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
Familiarity information: SANGUINE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SANGUINE (noun)
Meaning:
A blood-red color
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("sanguine" is a kind of...):
red; redness (red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood)
• SANGUINE (adjective)
Meaning:
Confidently optimistic and cheerful
Similar:
optimistic (expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds)
Meaning:
Inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
Synonyms:
rubicund; ruddy; florid; sanguine
Context examples:
a ruddy complexion / Santa's rubicund cheeks / a fresh and sanguine complexion
Similar:
healthy (having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease)
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