Sanguine Word Poster

Sanguine

/'saNGɡwən/

Connotation: (adjective form) Positive Linked closely with optimism and hopefulness.

Connotation: (noun form) Negative Linked with the color of spilled blood and acts of bloodshed.

Origin:Sanguine originated in 1300-1400 Old FrenchEtymology:From the Latin sanguis to sanguineus into French sanguinWord-Stem Analysissang: blood (Latin)

Derivatives:sanguinely (adv)sanguineness (noun)sanguinity (n)

Adjective; Noun

1) adj.~ optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation11) noun~ a blood-red color

''He has been strangely sanguine about this, blandly ignoring the mounting evidence that dissident elements in the police are stirring trouble...'' (Sparks 1)

''Yet if there was sanguine expectations of war profits and unlimited booty from the Spanish empire,...those hopes are dramatically confounded...'' (Schama 23)

Although unemployment is rising, economists still have a sanguine view of the 21st century.

Synonyms: Optimism , Buoyant, ConfidentAntonyms: Gloomy, Pessimistic, Pallid