sanguine
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7.6
- adjective
- /ˈsæŋɡwɪn/
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rubicundo
- It's a loaded and melodramatic word much better replaced by 'prostitute' for a professional or a 'nymphomaniac' for the sanguine amateur.
Examples
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Those who were cheerful and energetic were sanguine because blood predominated.
Academic text (2000) -
Everyone o-o-ohed at the replicas of plump strawberries, ripe bananas, and sanguine apples.
Fiction book (1999) -
Mason was too healthy, too sanguine, too big.
Fiction book (1993) -
This is a novel revelation of Being, albeit not an altogether sanguine one.
Academic text (1995) -
Unlike your Western vampires, we do not take our sanguine nourishment from the neck.
Fiction book (2002) -
He was young, not yet twenty-five years old (born ca. 668), sanguine and ardently orthodox.
Academic text (2010) -
The transparent paper was turned over and fastened with wax to a white sheet whose lower surface, having already been rubbed with black chalk or sanguine, was set on the varnished plate.
Academic text (1995) -
After spending the day outdoors, her cheeks took on a sanguine glow in the evening light.
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The artist chose a sanguine tone for the landscape to give it a warm and inviting feel.
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His sanguine complexion suggested that he had been enjoying the fresh mountain air.
Synonyms
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1.0
Having a slightly red color
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1.0
A pink or light red color that shows good health
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5.3
Having a healthy red color, often on the face or cheeks
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7.1
Having a red or rosy face that looks healthy
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9.2
Having healthy rosy cheeks
Having a light pink or rosy color
Having a soft pink color like a pale rose
Light makes something look red, for example from fire or sunset
Antonyms
How Ruddy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sanguine comes from the Latin sanguis 'blood'. It was used for a healthy, rosy color like fresh blood on the cheeks, which is why sanguine can mean having a reddish, healthy complexion.