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   saturnine

   /ˈsatənʌɪn/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or their manner) gloomy: "a saturnine temperament" Similar gloomysombremelancholymelancholicmoodymiserablelugubriousdourglumunsmilinghumourlessgrumpybad-temperedtaciturnuncommunicativeunresponsiveOpposite cheerfuljovial
   • ▪ (of a person or their features) dark in colouring and moody or mysterious: "his saturnine face and dark, watchful eyes" Similar swarthydarkdark-skinneddark-complexionedmysteriousmercurialmoody
   • ▪ (of a place or an occasion) gloomy: "a saturnine setting"
   • 2. relating to lead. archaic

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a term in astrology): from Old French saturnin, from medieval Latin Saturninus ‘of Saturn’ (identified with lead by the alchemists and associated with slowness and gloom by astrologers).

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   • 1. saturninely adverb

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSATURNINE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SATURNINE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of saturnine in English. saturnine. adjective. literary uk / ˈsæt.ə.naɪn / us / ˈsæt̬.ɚ.naɪn / Add to word list. serious and unfriendly: a saturnine character / look. Synonym. morose. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Lacking humour. a laugh a minute idiom.

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   The meaning of SATURNINE is born under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn. How to use saturnine in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Saturnine.

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   When people are called saturnine, it means they are like the planet — gloomy, mean, scowling. Not exactly the life of the party. Saturnine is a word you don't hear often nowadays, though you probably know people with saturnine dispositions.

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   Saturnine definition: sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn.. See examples of SATURNINE used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySATURNINE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective. literary us / ˈsæt̬.ɚ.naɪn / uk / ˈsæt.ə.naɪn / Add to word list. serious and unfriendly: a saturnine character / look. Synonym. morose. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Lacking humor. be no laughing matter idiom. beyond a joke idiom. earnestly. earnestness. humorlessly. intense. lightly. mirthless. soberly. solemnity.

7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › saturninesaturnine - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Jun 2, 2024 · saturnine (comparative more saturnine, superlative most saturnine) Of a person: having a tendency to be cold, bitter, gloomy, sarcastic, and slow to change and react. Synonyms: dark, grim, sardonic; see also Thesaurus: cheerless Antonyms: cheerful, jovial; see also Thesaurus: happy

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSATURNINE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Someone who is saturnine is serious and unfriendly. [literary] He had a rather forbidding, saturnine manner. Synonyms: gloomy, grave, sombre, dour More Synonyms of saturnine. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency.