SANGUINE

Sanguine

Sanguine or red chalk is chalk of a reddish-brown colour, so called because it resembles the colour of dried blood. It has been popular for centuries for drawing, and the term also describes a drawing done in sanguine. The word comes via French from the Italian sanguigna.

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sanguine

Noun

  1. Blood colour; red.
  2. Anything of a blood-red colour, as cloth.
  3. Bloodstone.
  4. Red crayon. See the Note under crayon, 1.

Verb

  1. To stain with blood; to impart the colour of blood to; to ensanguine.

Adjective

  1. Having the colour of blood; red.
  2. Having a bodily constitution characterised by a preponderance of blood over the other bodily humours, thought to be marked by irresponsible mirth; indulgent in pleasure to the exclusion of important matters.
  3. Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood.
    a sanguine bodily temperament
  4. Warm; ardent.
    a sanguine temper
  5. Anticipating the best; optimistic; not despondent; confident; full of hope.
    sanguine of success


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