ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsSsanguine
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sanguine
Meaning: optimistic, especially in a difficult situation
sanguine in a sentence
How sanguine is used in real sentences:
Despite the setbacks, she remained sanguine about the project.
Despite the setbacks, she remained sanguine about the project.
“Her supervisor was sanguine, assuring her that old affection would sharpen, rather than cloud, her measurements.”
— from the passage The Marker on the Slope
“Harbor artists remained sanguine despite poor sales, confidently predicting that their austere vessels would eventually find an audience.”
— from the passage Clay and Conviction
Synonyms for sanguine
Other words for sanguine — optimistic, hopeful and positive — carry the same meaning.
- optimistic
- hopeful
- positive
Antonyms of sanguine
Words that mean the opposite of sanguine:
- pessimistic
- gloomy
Where it comes from
From Latin sanguis 'blood' (hot blood = optimistic temperament)
Memory hook
SANGUINE — sang-WINE, cheerful and rosy.