sanguine
/ˈsæŋɡwɪn/adjective
उच्चारण सैंग्विन
आशावादी, आश्वस्त, उम्मीद भरा
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~ (about sth) formal
cheerful and confident about the future
आशावादी, आश्वस्त, उम्मीद भरा
- She is sanguine about her chances of selection.
- a sanguine outlook
- The coach remained sanguine about the team's chances despite the early defeat.
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- We are sanguine that the project will finish on time.
- Not everyone was as sanguine as the manager about the new plan.
Synonyms optimistic hopeful confident positive buoyant
Opposite pessimistic gloomy despondent doubtful
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
san·guine
Spelling and pronunciation: san-guine, with -guine pronounced /ɡwɪn/ (not 'sangwine' or 'sanguin').
Spelling और pronunciation में san-guine, अंत में -guine, ध्वनि /ɡwɪn/ ('sangwine' या 'sanguin' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep apart sanguine (hopeful) and sanguinary (bloodthirsty, involving bloodshed).
Sanguine (आशावादी) और sanguinary (रक्तपिपासु, खून-खराबे वाला) को अलग रखिए।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Latin sanguis, blood: medieval people believed that a person with a lot of blood was cheerful.
Latin sanguis, रक्त, से: मध्यकालीन लोग मानते थे कि अधिक रक्त वाला व्यक्ति प्रसन्न रहता है।