Word Meaning

sanguine definition and meaning

a. Having the color of blood; red.
a. Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood; as, a sanguine bodily temperament.
a. Warm; ardent; as, a sanguine temper.
a. Anticipating the best; not desponding; confident; full of hope; as, sanguine of success.
n. Blood color; red.
n. Anything of a blood-red color, as cloth.
n. Bloodstone.
n. Red crayon. See the Note under Crayon, 1.
v. t. To stain with blood; to impart the color of blood to; to ensanguine.