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Meaning of 'saturnine' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Saturnine [ a.]
- Born under, or influenced by, the planet Saturn.
- Heavy; grave; gloomy; dull; -- the opposite of mercurial; as, a saturnine person or temper.
- Of or pertaining to lead; characterized by, or resembling, lead, which was formerly called Saturn.

Meaning of 'saturnine' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . saturnine [ s]
Meaning (1):
- showing a brooding ill humor
Example in sentence:
  • a dark scowl;
  • a glum, hopeless shrug;
  • a morose and unsociable manner;
  • a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius;
  • a sour temper;
  • a sullen crowd;
  • he sat in moody silence;
  • the proverbially dour New England Puritan
Meaning (2):
- bitter or scornful
Example in sentence:
  • the face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips...twisted with disdain

Nearby Words:

sat satan satanic satanical satanism satanist satanophany satchel sate sated

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