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Sanguine
/ˈsæŋɡwɪn/ adjective mediumCheerfully confident and optimistic that things will turn out well.
Despite the delayed flight and lost luggage, she stayed remarkably sanguine about the trip.
Memory Trick
Sanguine comes from 'sanguis,' Latin for blood -- old medical theory held that a person with abundant blood was naturally cheerful and hopeful, unlike someone pale and gloomy.