saturnine
31SATURNINE — Saturninae …
32saturnine — [ satənʌɪn] adjective 1》 gloomy. ↘(of a person s looks) dark and brooding. 2》 archaic relating to lead. Derivatives saturninely adverb Origin ME: from OFr. saturnin, from med. L. Saturninus of Saturn (identified with lead by alchemists and… …
33saturnine — a. 1. Dull, heavy, grave, sad, gloomy, sedate, morose, phlegmatic, sombre. 2. Leaden, dull …
34saturnine — adj gloomy, glum, dismal, blue, morose, sulky; depressed, discouraged, low spirited; downhearted, Inf. down in the dumps, downcast, dejected, dispirited; sorrowful, sad, unhappy, melancholy, weepy, tearful; pessimistic, hopeless, despairing,… …
35saturnine — sat·ur·nine …
36saturnine — UK [ˈsætə(r)naɪn] / US [ˈsætərˌnaɪn] adjective literary looking serious and sad …
37saturnine — sat•ur•nine [[t]ˈsæt ərˌnaɪn[/t]] adj. 1) sluggish or gloomy in temperament or appearance; somber; taciturn 2) pat suffering from lead poisoning 3) pat due to absorption of lead, as bodily disorders sat′ur•nine ly, adv …
38saturnine — /ˈsætənaɪn / (say satuhnuyn) adjective 1. having or showing a sluggish, gloomy temperament; gloomy; taciturn. 2. suffering from lead poisoning, as a person. 3. due to absorption of lead, as disorders. {def. 1 from the planet Saturn2 which is… …
39saturnine — a. melancholy; taciturn; Medicine, pertaining to lead poisoning. ♦ saturninity, n. ♦ saturnism, n. archaic, lead poisoning …
40saturnine — adj. 1 a of a sluggish gloomy temperament. b (of looks etc.) dark and brooding. 2 archaic a of the metal lead. b Med. of or affected by lead poisoning. Derivatives: saturninely adv. Etymology: ME f. OF saturnin f. med.L Saturninus (as SATURN) …
