1. Adjective
Having the color of blood; red.
2. Adjective
Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood; as, a sanguine bodily temperament.
3. Adjective
Warm; ardent; as, a sanguine temper.
4. Adjective
Anticipating the best; not desponding; confident; full of hope; as, sanguine of success.
5. Noun
Blood color; red.
6. Noun
Anything of a blood-red color, as cloth.
7. Noun
Bloodstone.
8. Noun
Red crayon. See the Note under Crayon, 1.
9. Verb
To stain with blood; to impart the color of blood to; to ensanguine.
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