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sanguine

san·guine

UK/ˈsæŋ.ɡwɪn/ US/ˈseɪ̯ŋ.ɡwɪn/ uncommon archaic literary obsolete

adjective

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2.

inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life

  • “a ruddy complexion”
  • “Santa”
  • “;”
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Origin

From Middle English sanguine, from Old French sanguin, ultimately from Latin sanguineus (“of blood”), from sanguis (“blood”) (of uncertain origin, but probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sh₂-én-, from *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”), with an obscure suffix such as *-ǵʰ- (related to body parts)) + -inus + -eus. The obsolete medical sense is in reference to the humour (blood) which ancient Hippocratic and later Galenic medicine associated with cheerfulness, optimism, confidence, liveliness, and spiritedness. Doublet of sanguineous.

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