sanguine
adjective
1. confidently optimistic and cheerful; full of hope.
Similar word(s): optimistic
2. inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
- a fresh and sanguine complexion
Similar word(s): healthy, florid, rubicund, ruddy
Sentences with sanguine as an adjective:
- a sanguine bodily temperament
- a sanguine temper
- sanguine of success
noun
1. a blood-red color
Definition categories: attribute, red, redness
Sentences with sanguine as a noun:
- sanguine colour:
verb
1. To stain with blood; to impart the colour of blood to; to ensanguine.