distrustful – having or showing distrust; “a man of distrustful nature”; “my experience…in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally”- B.N.Cardozo; “vigilant and distrustful superintendence”- Thomas Jefferson
threaten – to be a menacing indication of something:”The clouds threaten rain”; “Danger threatens”
bespeak, betoken, indicate, signal, point – be a signal for or a symptom of; “These symptoms indicate a serious illness”; “Her behavior points to a severe neurosis”; “The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued”
b. Of a healthy reddish color; ruddy: a sanguine complexion.
2. Archaic
a. Having blood as the dominant humor in terms of medieval physiology.
b. Having the temperament and ruddy complexion formerly thought to be characteristic of a person dominated by this humor; passionate.
3. Cheerfully confident; optimistic.
[Middle English, from Old French sanguin, from Latin sanguineus, from sanguis, sanguin-, blood.]
sanguine·ly adv.
sanguine·ness, san·guini·ty n.
Word History: The similarity in form between sanguine, “cheerfully optimistic,” and sanguinary, “bloodthirsty,” may prompt one to wonder how they have come to have such different meanings. The explanation lies in medieval physiology with its notion of the four humors or bodily fluids (blood, bile, phlegm, and black bile). The relative proportions of these fluids was thought to determine a person’s temperament. If blood was the predominant humor, one had a ruddy face and a disposition marked by courage, hope, and a readiness to fall in love. Such a temperament was called sanguine, the Middle English ancestor of our word sanguine. The source of the Middle English word was Old French sanguin, itself from Latin sanguineus. Both the Old French and Latin words meant “bloody,” “blood-colored,” Old French sanguin having the sense “sanguine in temperament” as well. Latin sanguineus was in turn derived from sanguis, “blood,” just as English sanguinary is. The English adjective sanguine, first recorded in Middle English before 1350, continues to refer to the cheerfulness and optimism that accompanied a sanguine temperament but no longer has any direct reference to medieval physiology.
red, redness – red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
Adj.
1.
sanguine – confidently optimistic and cheerful
optimistic – expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; “in an optimistic mood”; “optimistic plans”; “took an optimistic view”
2.
sanguine – inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life; “a ruddy complexion”; “Santa’s rubicund cheeks”; “a fresh and sanguine complexion”
1. Manifesting or characterized by unusually early development or maturity, especially in mental aptitude.
2. Botany Blossoming before the appearance of leaves.
[From Latin praecox, praecoc-, premature, from praecoquere, to boil before, ripen early : prae-, pre- + coquere, to cook, ripen; see pekw- in Indo-European roots.]
precocious – characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude); “a precocious child”; “a precocious achievement”
intelligent – having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; “is there intelligent life in the universe?”; “an intelligent question”
retarded – relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development; “providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded”
2.
precocious – appearing or developing early; “precocious flowers appear before the leaves as in some species of magnolias”
phytology, botany – the branch of biology that studies plants
early – being or occurring at an early stage of development; “in an early stage”; “early forms of life”; “early man”; “an early computer”
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