Definizione monolingua

sanguine

sanguine (third-person singular simple present sanguines, present participle sanguining, simple past and past participle sanguined)

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

sanguine (plural sanguines)

1. Blood colour; red.

   sanguine colour:

2. Anything of a blood-red color, as cloth.
3. Bloodstone.
4. Red crayon. See the Note under crayon, 1.

sanguine (comparative more sanguine, superlative most sanguine)

1. Having the colour of blood; red.
2. (obsolete, physiology) Having a bodily constitution characterised by a preponderance of blood over the other bodily humours, thought to be marked by irresponsible mirth; indulgent in pleasure to the exclusion of important matters.
   • 1592 — Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus iv 2

     What, what, ye sanguine, shallow-hearted boys!

   • 1597 — Shakespeare, 1 Hen IV ii 4

     Ill be no longer guilty of this sin; this sanguine coward, this

     bed-presser, this horse-back-breaker, this huge hill of flesh.

3. Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood.

   a sanguine bodily temperament

4. Warm; ardent.

   a sanguine temper

5. Anticipating the best; optimistic; not despondent; confident; full of hope.

   sanguine of success

Definizione dizionario sanguine

	sanguigno
	warm; ardent
	having the colour of blood; red

sanguigna

	confidente
	anticipating the best

	ottimista
	anticipating the best

ottimistico

rubicondo

Altri significati:

Bloodstone.

sanguine colour:

Anticipating the best; optimistic; not despondent; confident; full of hope.

Confidently optimistic and cheerful.

red crayon

blood red colour

Blood colour; red.

Red crayon. See the Note under crayon, 1.

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

Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood.

(obsolete, physiology) Having a bodily constitution characterised by a preponderance of blood over the other bodily humours, thought to be marked by irresponsible mirth; indulgent in pleasure to the exclusion of important matters.

Having the colour of blood; red.

Warm; ardent.

bloodstone

Anything of a blood-red color, as cloth.