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saturnine

adj
/ˈsætənaɪn/UK/ˈsætɚˌnaɪn/US

Etymology

From Middle English saturnine, satournine, satournyne, saturnin, saturnyn, saturnyne (“pertaining to or under the influence of the planet Saturn; line on the palm of the hand associated with Saturn”), from Old French saturnine, saturnin (modern French saturnin (“of, pertaining to, resembling or containing lead, plumbic”)), or directly from its etymon Medieval Latin Sāturnīnus, from Sāturnus (“the Roman god Saturn; the planet Saturn”) + -īnus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’); analysable as Saturn + -ine. The English word is cognate with Italian saturnino (“saturnine”), Portuguese saturnino (“melancholy, saturnine; pertaining to the planet Saturn”), Spanish saturnino (“melancholy, saturnine; pertaining to the planet Saturn”). Sense 1 (“having a tendency to be cold, bitter, gloomy, etc.”) refers to the fact that individuals born under the astrological influence of the planet Saturn were believed to have that disposition.

  1. derived from Sāturnīnus
  2. derived from saturnine
  3. inherited from saturnine

Definitions

  1. Of a person

    Of a person: having a tendency to be cold and gloomy

    • Theſe gentlemen, with an equal ſhare of pride, pedantry, and ſaturnine diſpoſition, were by the accidents of education and company, diametrically oppoſite in political maxims; [...]

  2. Of a setting

    Of a setting: depressing, dull, gloomy.

    • This saturnine line of thinking proceeds as the clouds overhead start to coalesce and the sky takes on its regular clothy P.M. weight.
    • It is not easy to kick off a new era with the requisite upbeat mood when the saturnine sight of a near-vacant arena evokes the apathy caused by past disappointments.

  3. Synonym of leaden, of or related to the metal lead, associated with the planet Saturn in…

    Synonym of leaden, of or related to the metal lead, associated with the planet Saturn in European alchemy.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. Caused or affected by lead poisoning (saturnism).

    2. Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Saturn

      Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Saturn; having the characteristics of a person under such influence (see sense 1).

      • The Bright Stars in the Dragon, are Saturnine and Martial. They of Cephas, Saturnine and Jovial. They of [the] Boots Mercurial and Saturnine.

    3. Belonging to or resembling butterflies of the family Saturnidae

    4. Of or relating to the ancient Roman god Saturn.

      • sacrificial murder in Saturnine rites

The neighborhood

Derived

saturnine gout, saturninely, saturnine mount, saturnineness, saturninity, unsaturnine

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA