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sanguinolent

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /sæŋˈɡwɪnələnt/
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adj

Meaning 1

Containing or tinged with blood.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English sanguinolent, from Old French sanguinolent, from Latin sanguinolentus (“of blood”).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: verensekainen — containing or tinged with blood
  • German: blutbefleckt — containing or tinged with blood
  • German: bluttriefend — containing or tinged with blood
  • German: blutig — containing or tinged with blood
  • German: blutbesudelt — containing or tinged with blood
  • German: blutbeschmiert — containing or tinged with blood
  • Spanish: sangriento — containing or tinged with blood
  • Spanish: sanguinolento — containing or tinged with blood