sanguineness

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But it is the next interest rate decision on 9 May that may explain Mr Sunak's sanguineness.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024

Anthropologist Lionel Tiger; it explores the possible biological origins of the human sanguineness that underlies feelings of wellbeing, whatever they are called.

From Time Magazine Archive

Though his knowledge was infinitely exceeded by that of some able men who paid a particular attention to the subject, he did not come behind them in the sanguineness of his hopes and expectation.

From Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods by Kippis, Andrew

He laughed aloud at the sanguineness of it.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908 by Various

Dorothy had begun to hope that Harry's news might be true, but even Harry's sanguineness began to give way: the pertinacity with which the young master remained at home threw a damp on their expectations.

From Gryll Grange by Peacock, Thomas Love