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Synonyms for sanguine

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

Top 10 synonyms for sanguine
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Définition of sanguine

Origin :
  • "blood-red," late 14c. (late 12c. as a surname), from Old French sanguin (fem. sanguine), from Latin sanguineus "of blood," also "bloody, bloodthirsty," from sanguis (genitive sanguinis) "blood" (see sanguinary). Meaning "cheerful, hopeful, confident" first attested c.1500, because these qualities were thought in medieval physiology to spring from an excess of blood as one of the four humors. Also in Middle English as a noun, "type of red cloth" (early 14c.).
  • adj happy; optimistic
  • adj reddish; flushed
Example sentences :
  • He had been one of the few as sanguine as Percival—and Blythe's manner now reassured him.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Even the most sanguine now gave her up for lost, including the owners.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Mainwaring was of a sanguine disposition, with fiery temper.
  • Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle
  • He was sanguine in all his hopes, and rapid, but not unthinking, in all his decisions.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • Birnie is sanguine as ever; but he is a terrible sort of comforter!
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • This day's enquiries partly revives my hopes, but I am far from sanguine.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • He was not sanguine, and a French pessimist is the worst thing of the kind that is to be found.
  • Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • I have not felt so happy for many months—but I will not be too sanguine.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • The good general will add a line to assure you that I am not deceived, nor too sanguine.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • You are too sanguine; you must not expect to succeed without a little opposition.
  • Extract from : « The Politician Out-Witted » by Samuel Low

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