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sanguineness

sanguineness

8.4
A confident, hopeful, and cheerful way of thinking
  • noun
  • /ˈsæŋɡwɪnəs/
translation icon : optimismo
  • Her sanguineness in the face of adversity inspired everyone around her.

Examples

  • The team's sanguineness about their chances was contagious.

  • Her sanguineness about the future is truly inspiring.

  • Despite the setbacks, his sanguineness never seemed to falter.

  • Despite the challenges, his sanguineness never wavered.

  • Despite the setbacks, his sanguineness never seemed to falter.

  • Her sanguineness in the face of adversity inspired everyone around her.

  • The team's sanguineness about their chances was contagious.

Synonyms

optimism
vssanguineness
209 2.8

A tendency to expect good results and see the positive side of things

adds a stronger cheerful confidence tone rather than mere expectation
positive attitude
vssanguineness
26 3.0

A way of thinking that is hopeful and looks for solutions

emphasizes upbeat cheerfulness combined with inner confidence rather than action
positivity
vssanguineness
17 3.6

Feeling hopeful and expecting a good result

focuses more on cheerful feeling combined with personal confidence
hopefulness
vssanguineness
5 1.3

A feeling that good things will happen

has more immediate cheerful confidence rather than future-focused hope
cheerfulness
vssanguineness
4 1.0

A happy mood that makes you smile and helps others feel good

adds an element of confident expectation as well as simple happiness
cheeriness
vssanguineness
1 1.6

A feeling of happiness and energy that makes others feel hopeful

carries more confident expectation alongside the lively cheerful tone
sanguinity
vssanguineness
  • Formal
1 8.5

A cheerful, confident feeling about the future

is identical in sense but appears as the alternate noun form
positiveness
vssanguineness
1 3.9

Hope and encouragement that help people succeed

leans more toward cheerful mood and personal confidence than success focus
chirpiness
vssanguineness
  • Informal
1 4.4

A happy, lively mood that makes people smile

is similar but stresses inner confident optimism more than bubbly energy
endless optimism
vssanguineness
4.0

A strong, lasting belief that things will get better even in hard times

is similar but usually denotes a lighter, not unending, cheerful confidence
sunniness
vssanguineness
2.4

A cheerful, positive way of behaving that makes others feel happy

adds a clear sense of confident optimism beyond mere brightness
lightsomeness
vssanguineness
  • Literature
9.8

A cheerful, carefree feeling that makes life seem easier

is more about steady confident cheer rather than carefree lightness
yeppity
vssanguineness
  • Slang
9.9

Feeling very happy, excited, and full of energy

is calmer, focusing on steady cheerful confidence not high energy
upness
vssanguineness
  • Informal
9.5

A feeling of happiness and energy that makes someone feel positive

is more specifically the quality of confident cheer, not just a state
cheerful personality
vssanguineness
2.3

A friendly, happy way of acting that makes others feel better

describes the abstract quality of assured cheerful optimism rather than a person

Antonyms

20 3.6

Low light or darkness that makes a place feel sad

4 8.3

A strong feeling of sadness and loss of hope after something bad

How Optimistic

exuberance
27 6.7
buoyancy
1 5.5
sanguineness
8.4
optimism
209 2.8
cheerfulness
4 1.0

Surface Forms

sanguineness singular

Morphology

sanguineness = sanguine (transparent) = sanguine + ness

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'sanguine' using the productive suffix '-ness', yielding the quality of being sanguine.

Etymology

Sanguineness comes from the Latin root sanguis, which means 'blood'. Long ago people thought having a lot of blood made someone warm and cheerful, so the word sanguine came to mean 'optimistic', and sanguineness is the state of being cheerfully confident.