Saturnine

Saturnine
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  • Saturnine — can refer to:*Saturnine Antshrike, species of bird *Saint Saturnine (Saturnina), virgin martyr *The Saturnine, music group * Saturnine Martial Lunatic , Tears for Fears album *Saturnine (comics) *A song by the rock band The Smashing Pumpkinsee… …   Wikipedia

  • Saturnine — Sat ur*nine, a. [L. Saturnus the god Saturn, also, the planet Saturn: cf. F. saturnin of or pertaining to lead (Saturn, in old chemistry, meaning lead), saturnien saturnine, saturnian. See {Saturn}.] 1. Born under, or influenced by, the planet… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • saturnine — index disconsolate, grave (solemn), lugubrious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • saturnine — (adj.) gloomy, morose, sluggish, grave, mid 15c., lit. born under the influence of the planet Saturn, from M.E. Saturne (see SATURN (Cf. Saturn)). Medieval physiology believed these characteristics to be caused by the astrological influence of… …   Etymology dictionary

  • saturnine — dour, gloomy, *sullen, glum, morose, surly, sulky, crabbed Analogous words: grave, *serious, solemn, somber, staid: taciturn, reserved, uncommunicative, *silent Antonyms: genial: mercurial …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • saturnine — [adj] gloomy blue*, cheerless, dejected, depressed, desolate, despondent, dispirited, dour, down, down in the dumps*, forlorn, glum, grave, hopeless, in low spirits*, in the dumps*, low, melancholy, miserable, moping, morose, sad, solemn,… …   New thesaurus

  • saturnine — ► ADJECTIVE 1) gloomy. 2) (of looks, temperament, etc.) dark and brooding. ORIGIN from Latin Saturninus of Saturn (associated with slowness and gloom by astrologers) …   English terms dictionary

  • saturnine — [sat′ər nīn΄] adj. [OFr saturnin, of Saturn < L Saturnus, Saturn] 1. Astrol. born under the influence of the planet Saturn 2. sluggish, morose, or taciturn 3. [< ML Saturnus, alchemists term for lead, which they considered to be very cold,… …   English World dictionary

  • saturnine — 1. Relating to lead. 2. Due to or symptomatic of lead poisoning. [Mediev. L. saturninus, fr. saturnus, lead, fr. L. saturnus, the god and planet Saturn] * * * sat·ur·nine sat ər .nīn adj 1) of or relating to lead 2) of, relating to, or produced… …   Medical dictionary

  • saturnine — ● saturnin, saturnine adjectif (de saturne) Relatif au plomb ou produit par le plomb. ● saturnin, saturnine adjectif et nom Atteint de saturnisme …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • saturnine — [[t]sæ̱tə(r)naɪn[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Someone who is saturnine is serious and unfriendly. [LITERARY] He had a rather forbidding, saturnine manner …   English dictionary


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