saturnine

[ sat-er-nahyn ]

/ ˈsæt ərˌnaɪn /

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adjective

sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn.

suffering from lead poisoning, as a person.

due to absorption of lead, as bodily disorders.

Origin of saturnine

1400–50; late Middle English <Medieval Latin sāturnīnus (see Saturn, -ine¹)

OTHER WORDS FROM saturnine

sat·ur·nine·ly, adverbsat·ur·nine·ness, sat·ur·nin·i·ty

[sat-er-nin-i-tee], /ˌsæt ərˈnɪn ɪ ti/, noun

Words nearby saturnine

Saturdays, Saturn, Saturnalia, Saturnian, saturniid, saturnine, saturnism, Satyagraha, satyagrahi, satyaloka, Satya Yuga

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Example sentences from the Web for saturnine

Aurora could see the flashes of his wit illuminating Sir John's saturnine countenance.
Punch, or the London Charivari, June 10, 1914|Various
The chief alone preserved a gloomy and saturnine expression.
The Wings of the Morning|Louis Tracy
He came forth from her chamber with his dark, saturnine face all flushed.
The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 of 3|George Augustus Sala
The saturnine Pedro entered with some wonderful crusted port, and Colonel Menendez offered cigars.
Bat Wing|Sax Rohmer

He reappeared—a saturnine silent man—as suddenly as he had gone away.
The Moon Rock|Arthur J. Rees

British Dictionary definitions for saturnine

saturnine

/ (ˈsætəˌnaɪn) /

adjective

having a gloomy temperament; taciturn

archaic

of or relating to lead
having or symptomatic of lead poisoning

Derived forms of saturnine

saturninely, adverbsaturninity (ˌsætəˈnɪnɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for saturnine

C15: from French saturnin, from Medieval Latin sāturnīnus (unattested), from Latin Sāturnus Saturn, with reference to the gloomy influence attributed to the planet Saturn

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Medical definitions for saturnine

saturnine

[ săt′ər-nīn′ ]

adj.

Melancholy or sullen.

Produced by absorption of lead.

单词	saturnine
释义	saturnine [ sat-er-nahyn ] / ˈsæt ərˌnaɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR saturnine ON THESAURUS.COM adjective sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn. suffering from lead poisoning, as a person. due to absorption of lead, as bodily disorders. Origin of saturnine 1400–50; late Middle English <Medieval Latin sāturnīnus (see Saturn, -ine¹) OTHER WORDS FROM saturnine sat·ur·nine·ly, adverbsat·ur·nine·ness, sat·ur·nin·i·ty [sat-er-nin-i-tee], /ˌsæt ərˈnɪn ɪ ti/, noun Words nearby saturnine Saturdays, Saturn, Saturnalia, Saturnian, saturniid, saturnine, saturnism, Satyagraha, satyagrahi, satyaloka, Satya Yuga Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for saturnine Aurora could see the flashes of his wit illuminating Sir John's saturnine countenance. Punch, or the London Charivari, June 10, 1914\|Various The chief alone preserved a gloomy and saturnine expression. The Wings of the Morning\|Louis Tracy He came forth from her chamber with his dark, saturnine face all flushed. The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 of 3\|George Augustus Sala The saturnine Pedro entered with some wonderful crusted port, and Colonel Menendez offered cigars. Bat Wing\|Sax Rohmer He reappeared—a saturnine silent man—as suddenly as he had gone away. The Moon Rock\|Arthur J. Rees British Dictionary definitions for saturnine saturnine / (ˈsætəˌnaɪn) / adjective having a gloomy temperament; taciturn archaic of or relating to lead having or symptomatic of lead poisoning Derived forms of saturnine saturninely, adverbsaturninity (ˌsætəˈnɪnɪtɪ), noun Word Origin for saturnine C15: from French saturnin, from Medieval Latin sāturnīnus (unattested), from Latin Sāturnus Saturn, with reference to the gloomy influence attributed to the planet Saturn Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to saturnine blue, cheerless, dejected, depressed, desolate, despondent, dispirited, dour, down, forlorn, glum, grave, hopeless, low, melancholy, miserable, morose, sad, solemn, sorrowful Medical definitions for saturnine saturnine [ săt′ər-nīn′ ] adj. Melancholy or sullen. Produced by absorption of lead. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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saturnine

adjective

Origin of saturnine

OTHER WORDS FROM saturnine

Words nearby saturnine

Example sentences from the Web for saturnine

British Dictionary definitions for saturnine

adjective

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Words related to saturnine

Medical definitions for saturnine

adj.