Saturnine

Meaning of Saturnine

adjective
  1. (of a person or their manner) gloomy.
    a saturnine temperament
  2. relating to lead.

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).

Information about Saturnine

  • It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of Saturnine

Satur-nine

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
  • Saturnine is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Saturnine synonyms

Meaning dark:

dark, dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose, sour, sullen

Meaning causing or feeling depression or despondency:

gloomy

Meaning dark or dull in colour or tone:

sombre

Meaning having a feeling of melancholy; sad and pensive:

melancholy

Meaning feeling or expressing pensive sadness:

melancholic

Meaning (of a person) habitually morose:

miserable

Meaning looking or sounding sad and dismal:

lugubrious

Meaning (of a person or their manner or expression) serious or unfriendly; not smiling:

unsmiling

Meaning bad-tempered and irritable:

grumpy

Meaning (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little:

taciturn

Meaning unwilling to talk or impart information:

uncommunicative

Meaning not responsive:

unresponsive

Saturnine antonyms

Meaning noticeably happy and optimistic:

cheerful

Meaning cheerful and friendly:

jovial

Anagrams of Saturnine

Neustrian, Rautensin, Sturninae

Words that rhyme with Saturnine

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