Sabtu, 23 September 2023

Word of the Day: Sanguine

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Saturday, September 23, 2023
Sanguine
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Sanguine
adjective 1. Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation.
2. (Literary & Heraldry) Blood-red.
noun 1. A blood-red color.
2. (Heraldry) A blood-red stain used in blazoning.
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
"At the renaissance fair, the sanguine banners flew high over the crowd."
"While it looks like rain will be continuing all afternoon, my son is still sanguine about the strong attendance at his birthday party."
"Those bushes bloom with sanguine roses every year."
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Latin, early 14th century
Why This Word?
In medieval medicinal practice, four "humors" dictated a patient's overall health: sanguine (blood), choleric (yellow bile), melancholic (black bile), and phlegmatic (phlegm). Medieval doctors used to describe patients as sanguine if they had flushed skin, and this was considered a sign of good health. ...
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