sanguinity
Hopeful, rosy outlook
Sanguinity is cheerful optimism or confident hopefulness—the quality of expecting good outcomes.
The word shares roots with sanguine, from the old belief that blood (Latin sanguis) governed temperament, making the ruddy-cheeked cheerful by nature.
Her sanguinity about the project's success proved justified.
Erythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
- plasmaElectrified matter state
- plateletsCell fragments enabling coagulation
- veinsBlood-return tubes
- arteriesTubes carrying oxygenated blood
circulation · transfusion · hematology · coagulation · erythrocytes · leukocytes · anemia · thrombosis
Expectation of positive outcomes
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- positivityHopeful mental orientation
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- cheerfulnessState of bright spirits
enthusiasm · assurance · expectation · faith · trust · belief · resilience · anticipation
hemoglobin
Erythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
arteries · circulation · transfusion · hematology · coagulation · erythrocytes · leukocytes · anemia · thrombosis · hemophilia
hopefulness
Expectation of positive outcomes
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- positivityHopeful mental orientation
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
cheerfulness · enthusiasm · assurance · expectation · faith · trust · belief · resilience · anticipation · eagerness
- optimismoptimism, hope, positive thinking, positivity, hopeful
- hopehopefulness, optimism, expectation, anticipation, wish
sanguinitygloom
Pervasive dimness or dejection
despair · gloominess · pessimism · hopelessness · cheerlessness
sanguinitycynicism
Distrust of human sincerity
skepticism · pessimism · doubt · distrust · incredulity