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Sanguinity
see synonyms of sanguinityNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Sanguinity
see synonyms of sanguinityadjective
1.
cheerful and confident; optimistic
2.
(esp of the complexion) ruddy in appearance
3.
blood-red
4. an obsolete word for sanguinary (sense 2)
noun
5. Also called: red chalk
a red pencil containing ferric oxide, used in drawing
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Sanguinity
see synonyms of sanguinity adjective
1.
of the color of blood; ruddy
said esp. of complexions2.
in medieval physiology, having the warm, passionate, cheerful temperament and the healthy, ruddy complexion of one in whom the blood is the predominant humor of the four
3.
cheerful and confident; optimistic; hopeful
4. Rare
sanguinary (sense 3)
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Sanguinity
see synonyms of sanguinityadj.
1.
a. Cheerfully confident; optimistic: sanguine about the prospects for an improved economy.
b. At ease; accepting: "Deborah was generally sanguine about the women in Franklin's life" (Walter Isaacson).
2. Archaic
a. Having blood as the dominant humor in terms of medieval physiology.
b. Having the temperament and ruddy complexion formerly thought to be characteristic of a person dominated by this humor; passionate.
3.
a. Of the color of blood; red.
b. Of a healthy reddish color; ruddy: a sanguine complexion.
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