Sanguine
Sanguine () or red chalk is chalk of a reddish-brown colour, so called because it resembles the colour of dried blood. It has been popular for centuries for drawing (where white chalk only works on coloured paper). The word comes via French from the Italian sanguigna and originally from the Latin “sanguis”.
Sanguine (adjective)
Having the colour of blood; blood red. from late 14th c.
Sanguine (adjective)
Having a bodily constitution characterised by a preponderance of blood over the other bodily humours, thought to be marked by irresponsible mirth; indulgent in pleasure to the exclusion of important matters.
Sanguine (adjective)
Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood.
“a sanguine bodily temperament”
Sanguine (adjective)
Warm; ardent.
“a sanguine temper”
Sanguine (adjective)
Anticipating the best; optimistic; confident; full of hope. from early 16th c.
“despondent”
“I’m sanguine about the eventual success of the project.”
Sanguine (adjective)
Full of blood; bloody.
Sanguine (adjective)
Bloodthirsty.
Sanguine (noun)
Blood colour; red.
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Sanguine (noun)
Anything of a blood-red colour, as cloth.
Sanguine (noun)
A tincture, seldom used, of a blood-red colour (not to be confused with murrey).
Sanguine (noun)
Bloodstone.
Sanguine (noun)
Red crayon.
Sanguine (verb)
To stain with blood; to impart the colour of blood to; to ensanguine.
Serous (adjective)
Containing, secreting, or resembling serum; watery; a fluid or discharge that is pale yellow and transparent, usually representing something of a benign nature. (This contrasts with the term sanguine, which means blood-tinged and usually harmful.)
Sanguine (adjective)
optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation
“he is sanguine about prospects for the global economy”
“the committee takes a more sanguine view”
Sanguine (adjective)
(in medieval science and medicine) of or having the constitution associated with the predominance of blood among the bodily humours, supposedly marked by a ruddy complexion and an optimistic disposition.
Sanguine (adjective)
(of the complexion) florid or ruddy.
Sanguine (adjective)
blood-red.
Sanguine (adjective)
bloody or bloodthirsty.
Sanguine (noun)
a blood-red colour.
Sanguine (noun)
a deep red-brown crayon or pencil containing iron oxide.
Sanguine (noun)
a blood-red stain used in blazoning.