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sanguineness

noun

Definition of sanguinenessnext
1
as in barbarousness

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as in reddishness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sanguineness
  1. cruelty
  2. redness
  3. murderousness
  4. brightness
  5. bloodthirstiness
  6. glow
  7. bloodlust
  8. pinkness
Noun
  • Dillard’s work, though not exclusively about nature, often focused on the natural world, the cruelty and beauty of both flora and fauna, narrowing in on the extremity of the biological systems surrounding us.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
  • They had initially been arrested two months ago on misdemeanor animal cruelty charges.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of cruelty
Noun
  • The lightweight cream disguises dark circles, redness, blemishes, and uneven tone, melting in seamlessly enough to blend across larger areas in place of foundation.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 18 Sep. 2026
  • My skin doesn’t get irritated either, thanks to the green tea, which reduces redness and calms the skin barrier.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, InStyle, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of redness
Noun
  • The guy was a sleaze, but there’s a pretty big gap between sleaziness and murderousness.
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
Definition of murderousness
Noun
  • While the telescope’s Galactic Bulge survey is designed to primarily search for microlensing events, Roman will also repeatedly measure the brightness of hundreds of millions of stars along the way.
    — Thomas Fauchez, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
  • However, at infrared wavelengths the brightness of an object is dependent mostly on its size, allowing accurate determinations of the diameters of the 27 TNOs.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of brightness
Noun
  • The findings can’t be extrapolated to the real world — the scenarios were extreme, with the regimes often facing first strikes or annihilation — but revealed AIs’ skill at strategic reasoning, as well as a certain bloodthirstiness.
    — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Definition of bloodthirstiness
Noun
  • The night will feature glow makeovers, glow bracelets and a glow photo booth.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Explaining strontium abundance Strontium is an alkaline earth metal used in fireworks and glow-in-the-dark paints.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of glow
Noun
  • Wolf succumbs to Shura, a demonic force in the game’s mythology that possesses those who give in to bloodlust.
    — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • These concrete monuments to American malice have been built to satisfy a xenophobic bloodlust fueled by this administration and the worst of us in society who support or ignore it.
    — Nick Bhasin, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
Definition of bloodlust
Noun
  • Some doctors routinely laser lip lift scars at three to four weeks to reduce pinkness and head off hyperpigmentation.
    — Jolene Edgar, Allure, 27 Jan. 2026
  • This shade is part of what draws me—and every visitor—back here again, for the pleasure of lounging around and pondering the pinkness of the beach, with occasional breaks for doing not much else.
    — Adam Sachs, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Nov. 2025
Definition of pinkness
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“Sanguineness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sanguineness. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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