san·guine

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• san´guine|ly — san|guine «SANG gwihn», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. naturally cheerful and hopeful: »a sanguine disposition. The invincible hopefulness of his sanguine temperament had now got Mr. Britling well out of the pessimistic pit again (H. G. Wells).… …   Useful english dictionary

• san|guine — «SANG gwihn», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. naturally cheerful and hopeful: »a sanguine disposition. The invincible hopefulness of his sanguine temperament had now got Mr. Britling well out of the pessimistic pit again (H. G. Wells). SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

• san´guine|ness — san|guine «SANG gwihn», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. naturally cheerful and hopeful: »a sanguine disposition. The invincible hopefulness of his sanguine temperament had now got Mr. Britling well out of the pessimistic pit again (H. G. Wells).… …   Useful english dictionary

• con|san|guine — «kon SANG gwihn», adjective. = consanguineous: (Cf. ↑consanguineous) »a consanguine family like that of the Zuni (Ogburn and Nimkoff) …   Useful english dictionary

• en|san|guine — «ehn SANG gwihn», transitive verb, guined, guin|ing. to stain with blood: »The pirate waved an ensanguined sword …   Useful english dictionary

• ex|san|guine — «ehks SANG gwihn», adjective. bloodless; deficient in blood; anemic. ╂[< ex 1 + Latin sanguis, sanguinis blood] …   Useful english dictionary

• san — al·e·san; anal·y·san·dum; ar·ti·san; ar·ti·san·al; ar·ti·san·ship; cap·san·thin; cas·san·dra; cas·san·dran; chi·to·san; chry·san·the·min; chry·san·the·mum; chry·san·the·mum·ic; con·san·guine; con·san·guin·eal; con·san·guin·ean; con·san·guin·eous; …   English syllables

• guine — an·guine; con·san·guine; ex·san·guine; san·guine·ly; san·guine·ness; be·guine; san·guine; …   English syllables

• sanguine — san·guine …   English syllables

• sanguinely — san·guine·ly …   English syllables