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Sanguine

/ˈsæŋ.ɡwɪn/

Blood colour; red.

📖 Definitions of "Sanguine"

noun
  1. 1

    Blood colour; red.

  2. 2

    Anything of a blood-red colour, as cloth.

  3. 3

    A tincture, seldom used, of a blood-red colour (not to be confused with murrey).

  4. 4

    Bloodstone.

verb
  1. 1

    To stain with blood; to impart the colour of blood to; to ensanguine.

adjective
  1. 1

    Having the colour of blood; blood red.

  2. 2

    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.

  3. 3

    Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood.

    "a sanguine bodily temperament"

  4. 4

    Warm; ardent.

    "a sanguine temper"

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