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| open to discussion or debate; doubtful |
| incapable of being subdued or overcome |
1275–1325; Middle English sanguyne a blood-red cloth < Old French sanguin < Latin sanguineus bloody, equivalent to sanguin-, stem of sanguis blood + -eus -eous
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1. enthusiastic, buoyant, animated, lively, spirited.
1. morose.
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| sanguine (ˈsæŋɡwɪn) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | cheerful and confident; optimistic |
| 2. | (esp of the complexion) ruddy in appearance |
| 3. | blood-red |
| 4. | an obsolete word for sanguinary |
| —n | |
| 5. | Also called: red chalk a red pencil containing ferric oxide, used in drawing |
| [C14: from Latin sanguineus bloody, from sanguis blood] | |
| 'sanguinely | |
| —adv | |
| 'sanguineness | |
| —n | |
| san'guinity | |
| —n | |
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sanguine
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sanguine san·guine (sāng'gwĭn)
adj.
Of a healthy, reddish color; ruddy.
Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
Having blood as the dominant humor in terms of medieval physiology.
Archaic Having the temperament and ruddy complexion that was formerly thought to be characteristic of a person dominated by this humor; passionate.
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sanguine
chalk or crayon drawing done in a blood-red, reddish, or flesh colouring. The pigment employed is usually a chalk or clay containing some form of iron oxide. Sanguine was used extensively by 15th- and 16th-century artists such as Leonardo da Vinci (who employed it in his sketches for the Last Supper), Michelangelo, Raphael, and Andrea del Sarto.
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