Saturnine Definition

sătər-nīn
adjective
Born under the influence of the planet Saturn.
Webster's New World
Sluggish or taciturn.
Webster's New World
Of or having a gloomy manner.
Webster's New World
Having or marked by a tendency to be bitter or sardonic.
A saturnine expression.
American Heritage Medicine
Having lead poisoning.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Saturnine

  • Saturn +"Ž -ine

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Saturnine Sentence Examples

  • His smile became saturnine.

  • We still contemplate and .consider; we still speak of men as jovial, saturnine or mercurial; we still talk of the ascendancy of genius, or a disastrous defeat.

  • Thus this saturnine man confronts an environment that is not seen by him as peaceful.

  • It is under the influence of Saturn, and that is the reason why usually Saturnine men are so covetous and tenacious.

  • Around the world, one of the characteristics which distinguishes Saturnine figures is their access to or possession of the ' Measures '.

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