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Sanguine

Sanguine. (adj) cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident. Etymology .

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Sanguine

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  1. Sanguine (adj) cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident

  2. Etymology Sanguine is derived from the Latin/Old French word sanguinary, meaning “bloody”. Obviously, the two words are worlds apart, but relate to Medieval medicine – blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm. If a person was red in the face, which was thought of as too much blood/redness, they were destined for love. Although sanguine was thought of as a physiological process, it can be currently described as happy or cheerful.

  3. Examples in Text • “The Tahitian watched Satan coolly, and when that sanguine-mouthed creature lifted into the air in the final leap, the man's hand shot out. It was a fair grip on the lower jaw, and Satan described a half circle and was flung to the rear, turning over in the air and falling heavily on his back” – Adventure by Jack London • “There is jealousy. They are jealous even of his regard for his father. In short, I can feel no dependence on his coming, and I wish Mr. Weston were less sanguine” – Emma by Jane Austen • “It is repugnant to reason, to the universal order of things, to all examples from former ages, to suppose, that this continent can longer remain subject to any external power. The most sanguine in Britain does not think so. The utmost stretch of human wisdom cannot, at this time, compass a plan short of separation, which can promise the continent even a year's security” – Common Sense by Thomas Paine

  4. What is sanguine? • Butterflies • Weddings • Birthday Parties • Hanukkah • Grandma’s cookies • Friends • Hot Soup on a Winter Day • Easter • Presents • Snow Days

  5. A Visual and Auditory Representation

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