Found 2 items, similar to Sanguine.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: sanguine sanguine adj 1: confidently optimistic and cheerful 2: inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life; “a ruddy complexion”; “Santa's rubicund cheeks”; “a fresh and sanguine complexion” [syn: rubicund, ruddy]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sanguine Sanguine \San"guine\, a. [F. sanguin, L. sanguineus, fr. sanguis blood. Cf. Sanguineous.] 1. Having the color of blood; red. [1913 Webster] Of his complexion he was sanguine. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Like to that sanguine flower inscribed with woe. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood; as, a sanguine bodily temperament. [1913 Webster] 3. Warm; ardent; as, a sanguine temper. [1913 Webster] 4. Anticipating the best; cheerfully optimistic; not desponding; confident; full of hope; as, sanguine of success; a sanguine disposition. [1913 Webster] Syn: Warm; ardent; lively; confident; hopeful; optimistic. [1913 Webster] Sanguine \San"guine\, n. 1. Blood color; red. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything of a blood-red color, as cloth. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] In sanguine and in pes he clad was all. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 3. (Min.) Bloodstone. [1913 Webster] 4. Red crayon. See the Note under Crayon, 1. [1913 Webster] Sanguine \San"guine\, v. t. To stain with blood; to impart the color of blood to; to ensanguine. [1913 Webster]