Word of the Day: Sanguine
Saturday, September 23, 2023
Can you pronounce sanguine?  | | Saturday, September 23, 2023 |
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| adjective | 1. Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
2. (Literary & Heraldry) Blood-red. |
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| noun | 1. A blood-red color.
2. (Heraldry) A blood-red stain used in blazoning. |
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 | | "At the renaissance fair, the sanguine banners flew high over the crowd." | | "While it looks like rain will be continuing all afternoon, my son is still sanguine about the strong attendance at his birthday party." | | "Those bushes bloom with sanguine roses every year." |
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 | | Latin, early 14th century |
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 | | In medieval medicinal practice, four "humors" dictated a patient's overall health: sanguine (blood), choleric (yellow bile), melancholic (black bile), and phlegmatic (phlegm). Medieval doctors used to describe patients as sanguine if they had flushed skin, and this was considered a sign of good health. ... |  |
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