red vs sanguine

sanguine vs red

red and sanguine both are nouns.

red and sanguine both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
red	Yes	Yes	No	No
sanguine	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, sanguine is a hyponym of red; that is, sanguine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than red:

red: red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
sanguine: a blood-red color

Other hyponyms of red include chrome red, alizarine red, Turkey red, cardinal, carmine, crimson, deep red, ruby, dark red, purplish-red, purplish red, cerise, cherry, cherry red, orange red, scarlet, vermilion, reddishness, rust.

red (noun)	sanguine (noun)
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood	chalk of a reddish-brown colour that resembles dried blood
emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries	a blood-red color
the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue

red (adjective)	sanguine (adjective)
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion	inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies	confidently optimistic and cheerful
characterized by violence or bloodshed

Difference between red and sanguine

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