sanguineness

noun

Definition of sanguinenessnext
1
as in barbarousness

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2
as in reddishness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanguineness
  1. redness
  2. cruelty
  3. brightness
  4. glow
  5. bloodlust
  6. brilliance
  7. savagery
  8. inhumanity
Noun
  • Signs of an infection include redness, swelling, pain around the injury site, or a temperature over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (33.78 degrees Celsius).
    Maggie Aime, MSN, Health, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Symptoms of bird flu infection in humans include eye redness or discharge, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, diarrhea, vomiting, muscle or body aches, headaches, fatigue, trouble breathing and fever, public health officials said.
    Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of redness
Noun
  • By separating the cruelty from the constructive, a company can turn criticism into a catalyst for meaningful growth.
    Molly McPherson, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The 17-year-old was charged with animal cruelty, a state jail felony punishable by up to two years in jail, according to an arrest affidavit released in late November.
    Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of cruelty
Noun
  • The Geminids are competing with a full moon The Cold Moon, the last full moon of the year, will rise on Saturday and its brightness will outshine some of the shooting stars that are normally visible with the Geminids.
    Chandelis Duster, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The 28-300mm relies on digital corrections to resolve distortion and deliver consistent brightness across the frame.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of brightness
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  • This also is a good time to see some planets in our solar system, including Mars, which is getting closer to Earth each night and will become a little bit brighter each night with its reddish, yellow glow, Tyler says.
    Chandelis Duster, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Explore DeBary Hall during holiday evenings when candlelight will fill the 19th century mansion with a warm glow, accentuating its historic treasures and Christmas decorations.
    Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of glow
Noun
  • Only evildoers proven guilty of murder were acceptable game to satisfy Dexter's bloodlust.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • This narrative represents Millennial Hollywood at its most opportunistic, trading social-justice platitudes for bloodlust.
    Armond White, National Review, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of bloodlust
Noun
  • Anderson has also added to the creativity and brilliance of Gibbs-White, with similar, invaluable attributes.
    Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • With his unmatched charisma and comedic brilliance, Toad is destined to be the funniest movie ever.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of brilliance
Noun
  • Hamas’s savagery was backed by an aggressive Iran that is supported by the authoritarian axis; as such, October 7 was a direct assault on the free world.
    Ari Shavit, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2024
  • The point of all that money, like of the attack on Porter, has been to draw attention to Silicon Valley’s financial might—and to prove that its leaders are capable of political savagery in order to protect their interests.
    Charles Duhigg, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of savagery
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  • Nonetheless, the authorities have responded by instigating fear and treating citizens with inhumanity.
    Maryia Sadouskaya-Komlach, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2020
  • Throughout his diary, excerpts of which we are honored to share today with our readers, Navalny writes with a fierce moral clarity about the inhumanity of Vladimir Putin’s regime, and about the power of its opposite force—the humanity of his fellow-countrymen.
    David Remnick, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of inhumanity
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