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- [sang-gwin]
- /ˈsæŋ gwɪn/
- /ˈsæŋ.ɡwɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sang-gwin]
- /ˈsæŋ gwɪn/
Definitions of sanguine word
- adjective sanguine cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident: a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations. 1
- adjective sanguine reddish; ruddy: a sanguine complexion. 1
- adjective sanguine (in old physiology) having blood as the predominating humor and consequently being ruddy-faced, cheerful, etc. 1
- adjective sanguine bloody; sanguinary. 1
- adjective sanguine blood-red; red. 1
- adjective sanguine Heraldry. a reddish-purple tincture. 1
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Origin of sanguine
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English sanguyne a blood-red cloth < Old French sanguin < Latin sanguineus bloody, equivalent to sanguin-, stem of sanguis blood + -eus -eous
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Parts of speech for Sanguine
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sanguine popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sanguine usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sanguine
adj sanguine
- aglow — If something is aglow, it is shining and bright with a soft, warm light.
- assured — Someone who is assured is very confident and relaxed.
- at ease — If you are at ease, you are feeling confident and relaxed, and are able to talk to people without feeling nervous or anxious. If you put someone at their ease, you make them feel at ease.
- aweless — feeling no awe
- blood-stained — stained with blood: a bloodstained knife.
noun sanguine
- bittersweet — If you describe an experience as bittersweet, you mean that it has some happy aspects and some sad ones.
- blusher — Blusher is a coloured substance that women put on their cheeks.
- bricker — a block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln, and used for building, paving, etc.: traditionally, in the U.S., a rectangle 2.25 × 3.75 × 8 inches (5.7 × 9.5 × 20.3 cm), red, brown, or yellow in color.
- burgundy — Burgundy is used to describe things that are purplish-red in colour.
- cardinals — of prime importance; chief; principal: of cardinal significance.
adjective sanguine
- cincher — Something that cinches as in holds and fastens, such as a belt or corset.
- ensanguined — Simple past tense and past participle of ensanguine.
- imbrued — Simple past tense and past participle of imbrue.
- questionless — unquestionable; doubtless: a questionless fact.
- zappy — energetic, lively, or fast-moving; zippy.
Antonyms for sanguine
adj sanguine
- bloodless — A bloodless coup or victory is one in which nobody is killed.
adjective sanguine
- coldhearted — lacking sympathy; unfeeling
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