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 Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:22 am
sanguine • SANG-gwin • adjective
1 : bloodred
2 of the complexion : ruddy
*3 : confident, optimistic
Example Sentence:
The coach remained sanguine about his team's chances in the playoffs, even though his star player was injured.
Did you know?
"Sanguine" has quite a few relatives in English, including a few that might sound familiar to Word of the Day readers. "Sangfroid" ("self-possession especially under strain") and "sanguineous" ("bloodthirsty") are consanguineous with "sanguine." ("Consanguineous," meaning "descended from the same ancestor," is another former Word of the Day.) The tie that binds these words is "sanguis," the Latin word for blood. "Exsanguination" ("the draining or losing of blood"), "sanguinary" ("murderous" or "bloody"), and the rare "sangsue" ("leech") and "sanguinolent" ("tinged with blood") are also "sanguis" relatives. That's something you can raise a glass of "sangaree" or "sangria" ("a usually iced punch made of red wine, fruit juice, and soda water") to!
*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 1:01 am
this is another one of those medieval humors, like phlegmatic and choleric.
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:19 pm
the whole blood theme reminds me of the show Dexter...
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