Sanguine vs Confidence - What's the difference?
sanguine | confidence |
Having the colour of blood; red.
(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, iv 2
* 1597 — Shakespeare, ii 4
Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood.
Warm; ardent.
Anticipating the best; optimistic; not despondent; confident; full of hope.
* 1857 , , Volume the Second, page 79 (ISBN 1857150570)
Blood colour; red.
Anything of a blood-red colour, as cloth.
(tincture) A tincture, seldom used, of a blood-red colour (not to be confused with murrey).
Bloodstone.
Red crayon. See the Note under crayon, 1.
To stain with blood; to impart the colour of blood to; to ensanguine.
Passive self-assurance.
Expression or feeling of certainty.
The quality of trusting.
Information held in secret.
As nouns the difference between sanguine and confidence
is that sanguine is blood colour; red while confidence is passive self-assurance.As an adjective sanguine
is having the colour of blood; red.As a verb sanguine
is to stain with blood; to impart the colour of blood to; to ensanguine.sanguine
English
(wikipedia sanguine)Adjective
(en adjective)- What, what, ye sanguine , shallow-hearted boys!
- I'll be no longer guilty of this sin; this sanguine coward, this
- bed-presser, this horse-back-breaker, this huge hill of flesh.
- a sanguine bodily temperament
- a sanguine temper
- It was clear that Dr. Gwynne was not very sanguine as to the effects of his journey to Barchester, and not over anxious to interfere with the bishop.
- sanguine of success
Usage notes
Not to be confused with sanguinary.Synonyms
* animated * assured * bright * bullish * buoyant * cheerful * cheery * confident * hopeful * optimistic * positive * red * spirited * upbeatAntonyms
* gloomy * pessimistic * blueNoun
(en noun)Verb
(sanguin)See also
*Anagrams
* * ----confidence
English
(wikipedia confidence)Noun
(-)Quotations
* {{quote-book, year=2006, author= , title=Internal Combustion , chapter=1citation, passage=But electric vehicles and the batteries that made them run became ensnared in corporate scandals, fraud, and monopolistic corruption that shook the confidence of the nation and inspired automotive upstarts.}} * 1956 — , The City and the Stars , p 39 *: Khedron hesitated for a moment, wondering how far he should take Jeserac into his confidence . He knew that Jeserac was kindly and well-intentioned, but he also knew that he must be bound by the same taboos that controlled everyone on Diaspar.