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sanguine | pollyannaish |

As adjectives the difference between sanguine and pollyannaish

is that sanguine is having the colour of blood; red while Pollyannaish is {{l/en|unreasonably|Unreasonably}} {{l/en|optimistic}}.

As a noun sanguine

is blood colour; 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)
  • 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
    • What, what, ye sanguine , shallow-hearted boys!
  • * 1597 — Shakespeare, ii 4
    • I'll be no longer guilty of this sin; this sanguine coward, this
    bed-presser, this horse-back-breaker, this huge hill of flesh.
  • Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood.
    • a sanguine bodily temperament
  • Warm; ardent.
    • a sanguine temper
  • Anticipating the best; optimistic; not despondent; confident; full of hope.
  • * 1857 , , Volume the Second, page 79 (ISBN 1857150570)
    • 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 * upbeat

    Antonyms

    * gloomy * pessimistic * blue

    Related terms

    * sanguinary

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.

    • Verb

    (sanguin)
  • To stain with blood; to impart the colour of blood to; to ensanguine.

    • Related terms

    * sangaree * sangria * exsanguinate

    See also

    *

    Anagrams

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    pollyannaish

    English

    Alternative forms

    * , Pollyannaish *

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (pejorative) .
  • * 2000 June, (Nicholas Rescher), “ Optimalism and Axiological Metaphysics]” in [[w:Review of Metaphysics, The Review of Metaphysics] LIII, ? 4, § iii, page 819:
    • Accordingly the objection “Is not optimalism simply too Pollyanna-ish to be plausible?” can be met effectively.
  • * 2012 December 25, Victor Mair, “ Chinese character of the year: mèng ? (‘dream’)”, Language Log :
    • Even long before this choice of character of the year was made, critics were complaining about the [Chinese] government’s Pollyannaish touting of mèng , saying that the dreams of most people were in vain.