Sangfroid vs. Sanguine — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Sangfroid and Sanguine
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Definitions
Sangfroid
Coolness and composure, especially in trying circumstances.
Sanguine
Sanguine () or red chalk is chalk of a reddish-brown colour, so called because it resembles the colour of dried blood. It has been popular for centuries for drawing (where white chalk only works on coloured paper).
Sangfroid
Composure, self-possession or imperturbability especially when in a dangerous situation.
He handled the stressful situation with great sangfroid.
Sanguine
Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation
He is sanguine about prospects for the global economy
The committee takes a more sanguine view
Sanguine
Blood-red.
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Sanguine
Bloody or bloodthirsty.
Sanguine
A blood-red colour.
Sanguine
Cheerfully confident; optimistic
Sanguine about the prospects for an improved economy.
Sanguine
At ease; accepting
"Deborah was generally sanguine about the women in Franklin's life" (Walter Isaacson).
Sanguine
Having blood as the dominant humor in terms of medieval physiology.
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Sanguine
Having the temperament and ruddy complexion formerly thought to be characteristic of a person dominated by this humor; passionate.
Sanguine
Of the color of blood; red.
Sanguine
Of a healthy reddish color; ruddy
A sanguine complexion.
Sanguine
(literary) Having the colour of blood; blood red.
Sanguine
Having a bodily constitution characterised by a preponderance of blood over the other bodily humours, thought to be marked by irresponsible mirth; indulgent in pleasure to the exclusion of important matters.
Sanguine
Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood.
A sanguine bodily temperament
Sanguine
Warm; ardent.
A sanguine temper
Sanguine
Anticipating the best; optimistic; confident; full of hope.
I'm sanguine about the eventual success of the project.
Sanguine
(archaic) Full of blood; bloody.
Sanguine
(archaic) Bloodthirsty.
Sanguine
Blood colour; red.
Sanguine
Anything of a blood-red colour, as cloth.
Sanguine
(tincture) A tincture, seldom used, of a blood-red colour (not to be confused with murrey).
Sanguine
Bloodstone.
Sanguine
Red crayon.
Sanguine
To stain with blood; to impart the colour of blood to; to ensanguine.
Sanguine
Having the color of blood; red.
Of his complexion he was sanguine.
Like to that sanguine flower inscribed with woe.
Sanguine
Characterized by abundance and active circulation of blood; as, a sanguine bodily temperament.
Sanguine
Warm; ardent; as, a sanguine temper.
Sanguine
Anticipating the best; cheerfully optimistic; not desponding; confident; full of hope; as, sanguine of success; a sanguine disposition.
Sanguine
Blood color; red.
Sanguine
Anything of a blood-red color, as cloth.
In sanguine and in pes he clad was all.
Sanguine
Bloodstone.
Sanguine
Red crayon. See the Note under Crayon, 1.
Sanguine
To stain with blood; to impart the color of blood to; to ensanguine.
Sanguine
Confidently optimistic and cheerful
Sanguine
Inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life;
A ruddy complexion
Santa's rubicund cheeks
A fresh and sanguine complexion
