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. cruelty
  2. redness
  3. murderousness
  4. brightness
  5. bloodthirstiness
  6. glow
  7. bloodlust
  8. pinkness
Noun
  • Luhansk, this terra incognita of the independent Ukraine, is described in almost carnivalesque terms, but this is a carnival infused with absurdity and even cruelty.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Artistaya Arriyawongsa directed and co-wrote the film, which uses the supernatural to probe online cruelty and the public shaming it fuels.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of cruelty
Noun
  • That's out of nearly 190,000 reports made about the drug over that period, most of which included minor gastrointestinal issues, dosing errors or injection site redness.
    — Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Also noteworthy are the antioxidant-rich green microalgae (which lend themselves to the formula's natural hue), firming vegan peptides, and redness-soothing niacinamide.
    — Madison San Miguel, Allure, 7 Oct. 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
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  • Lasting less than 60 days and consisting of two 5-day blasts, this episode saw a doubling of the X-ray brightness of the AGN at the heart of NGC 1275.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • My test unit's IPS screen is well-suited to office work, with enough brightness for most environments and complete coverage of the sRGB color space.
    — Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 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
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  • Parents can put glow sticks, glow necklaces or reflective tape on their children’s costumes for better visibility.
    — Lina Ruiz October 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
  • While the colorful glow of these two nebulae pull the eye toward the center of this photograph, they are surrounded by a majestic night sky landscape.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of glow
Noun
  • As these dopamine chasers inflict their limbic systems on every film, cheering for lizard-brain human suffering, the Olds scramble to give all that bloodlust a higher purpose, laundering it into political statements right there in the Q&A.
    — Joseph Kahn, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
  • 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
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 16 Oct. 2026.

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