Tuesday 27th September 2016
Sanguine / ˈsæŋɡwɪn/
Adjective
1. Cheerful and confident; optimistic
2. (Esp of the complexion) ruddy in appearance
3. Blood-red
Quote
She is equally desirous of Levine, as animalistic and eager to consume him
while sticky with sanguine fluid.
Sex, Blood and Maroon 5: Pop Culture’s
Wounds Run Deep – Lizzie Crocker 2 October 2014
Origin
adj.
"blood-red" late 14c. (late 12c. as a surname) from Old French sanguin(fem. sanguine),
from Latin sanguineus "of blood," also "bloody,bloodthirsty," from sanguis
(genitive sanguinis) "blood" (see sanguinary).
Meaning "cheerful, hopeful, confident" first attested c.1500, because these
qualities were thought in medieval physiology to spring from an excess of
blood as one of the four humours.
Also in Middle English as a noun, "type of red cloth" (early 14c.).
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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