s 1 a 1 n 1 g 2 u 1 i 1 n 1 e 1
8 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a blood-red color
adjective confidently optimistic and cheerful
adjective inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
originFrom Middle English sanguine, from Old French sanguin, ultimately from Latin sanguineus (“of blood”), from sanguis (“blood”) (of uncertain origin, but probably from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sh₂-én-, from *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”), with an obscure suffix such as *-ǵʰ- (related to body parts)) + -inus + -eus. The obsolete medical sense is in reference to the humour (blood) which ancient Hippocratic and…
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- guineas 8
- gunnies 8
- innages 8
- agnise 7
- aguise 7
- easing 7
- ensign 7
- genius 7