Antonyms for sanguinity


Grammar : Noun
Spell : sang-gwin
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsæŋ gwɪn


Definition of sanguinity

Origin :
  • late 15c., "consanguinity;" see sanguine + -ity. Meaning "quality of being sanguine" is from 1737.
  • noun optimism
Example sentences :
  • It is in stanzas, every one an octosyllabic triplet, which you will think odd, and I have not sanguinity enough to defend.
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) » by Frederic G. Kenyon
  • Ellen had always had a sort of sanguinity of happiness and of the petting of Providence as well as of her friends.
  • Extract from : « The Portion of Labor » by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
  • Hall spoke in later years of the "zeal, warmth, and sanguinity" with which they began their work.
  • Extract from : « A History of the English Church in New Zealand » by Henry Thomas Purchas

Synonyms for sanguinity

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