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sanguine |
(adj): confidently optimistic and cheerful
(adj): vs. pessimistic) -- (expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds
(adj): inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
(adj): vs. unhealthy) -- (having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
(n): a blood-red color
(n): red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
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This, with sepia, is a key colour in classical drawing.
This word is etymologically closely related to the word sanguinary which means "bloodthirsty".
the color of blood.
'God! what a beauty! what a lovely charming thing!' he exclaimed. 'Haven't they raised it on snails and sour milk, Nelly? Oh damn my soul! but that's worse than I expected--and the devil knows I was not sanguine!'
--Emily Brontë, 1847, Wuthering Heights
"Hopeful. Plus, point of interest, it also means 'bloody.'"
Jon Stewart mispronounced this one pretty badly.
This is odd - this word seems have been added to 17 Wordie lists in the last week, but it is a the bottom of the list, not the top.