sanguine
- Adjective. Having the colour of blood; red.
- Adjective. (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.
- Adjective. Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood.
- Adjective. Warm; ardent.
- Adjective. Anticipating the best; optimistic; not despondent; confident; full of hope.
- Noun. Blood colour; red.
- Noun. Anything of a blood-red color, as cloth.
- Noun. Bloodstone.
- Noun. Red crayon. See the Note under crayon, 1.
- Verb. To stain with blood; to impart the color of blood to; to ensanguine.
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