Sanguine /(?)/

San·guine

Sanguine

a.
  1. Having the color of blood; red.
    Of his complexion he was sanguine.
    Like to that sanguine flower inscribed with woe.
  2. Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood; as, a sanguine bodily temperament.
  3. Warm; ardent; as, a sanguine temper.
  4. Anticipating the best; cheerfully optimistic; not desponding; confident; full of hope; as, sanguine of success; a sanguine disposition.

Sanguine

n.
  1. Blood color; red.
  2. Anything of a blood-red color, as cloth. [Obs.]
    In sanguine and in pes he clad was all.
  3. Bloodstone. (Min.)
  4. Red crayon. See the Note under Crayon, 1.

Sanguine

v. t.
  1. To stain with blood; to impart the color of blood to; to ensanguine.