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Pronunciation : San"guine
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [F. sanguin, L. sanguineus, fr. sanguis blood. Cf. Sanguineous.]
Definition : 1. Having the color of blood; red. Of his complexion he was sanguine. Chaucer. Like to that sanguine flower inscribed with woe. Milton.

2. Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood; as, a sanguine bodily temperament.

3. Warm; ardent; as, a sanguine temper.

4. Anticipating the best; not desponding; confident; full of hope; as, sanguine of success.

Syn. -- Warm; ardent; lively; confident; hopeful.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : San"guine
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. Blood color; red. Spenser.

2. Anything of a blood-red, as cloth. [Obs.] In sanguine and in pes he clad was all. Chaucer.

3. (Min.)

Defn: Bloodstone.

4. Red crayon. See the Note under Crayon, 1.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : San"guine
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To stain with blood; to impart the color of blood to; to ensanguine.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : San"guine
Part of Speech : adv.
Definition : Defn: In a sanguine manner. I can not speculate quite so sanguinely as he does. Burke.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913