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Definition of sanguine adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

sanguine

adjective

NAmE//ˈsæŋɡwən//

sanguine (about something) (formal)

cheerful and confident about the future synonym optimistic They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. He tends to take a sanguine view of the problems involved.

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