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Sanguine

  1. adjective

    inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life

    a ruddy complexion

    Similar: rubicund, ruddy, florid

  2. adjective

    confidently optimistic and cheerful

  3. noun

    a blood-red color

Word family

sanguineness · sanguinity · sanguinely

Words that mean the same

Happy and Cheerful

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