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saturnine |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 Saturn. 2. Heavy; grave; gloomy; dull; -- the opposite of {mercurial}; as a saturnine person or temper. --Addison. 3. (Old Chem.) Of or pertaining to lead; characterized by or resembling, lead, which was formerly called Saturn. [Archaic] {Saturnine colic} (Med.), lead colic. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: saturnine adj 1: bitter or scornful; "the face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips...twisted with disdain"- Oscar Wilde 2: showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd" [syn: {dark}, {dour}, {glowering}, {glum}, {moody}, {morose}, {sour}, {sullen}]
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