sanguine

  1. Adjective.  Having the colour of blood; red.
  2. 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.
  3. Adjective.  Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood.
  4. Adjective.  Warm; ardent.
  5. Adjective.  Anticipating the best; optimistic; not despondent; confident; full of hope.
  6. Noun.  Blood colour; red.
  7. Noun.  Anything of a blood-red color, as cloth.
  8. Noun.  Bloodstone.
  9. Noun.  Red crayon. See the Note under crayon, 1.
  10. Verb.  To stain with blood; to impart the color of blood to; to ensanguine.

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