Definition of Sanguine

Sanguine - Having the color of blood; red.

Sanguine - Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood; as, a sanguine bodily temperament.

Sanguine - Warm; ardent; as, a sanguine temper.

Sanguine - Anticipating the best; not desponding; confident; full of hope; as, sanguine of success.

Sanguine - Blood color; red.

Sanguine - Anything of a blood-red color, as cloth.

Sanguine - Bloodstone.

Sanguine - Red crayon. See the Note under Crayon, 1.

Sanguine - To stain with blood; to impart the color of blood to; to ensanguine.