Word Meaning

Meaning of sanguine

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