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Meaning of "saturnine" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SATURNINE

From French saturnin, from Medieval Latin sāturnīnus (unattested), from Latin Sāturnus Saturn, with reference to the gloomy influence attributed to the planet Saturn.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SATURNINE

saturnine  [ˈsætəˌnaɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SATURNINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Saturnine is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SATURNINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Saturnine

Saturnine can refer to: ▪ Saturnine Antshrike, species of bird ▪ Saint Saturnine, Christian martyr ▪ The Saturnine, music group ▪ Saturnine Martial & Lunatic, Tears for Fears album ▪ Saturnine...

Definition of saturnine in the English dictionary

The first definition of saturnine in the dictionary is having a gloomy temperament; taciturn. Other definition of saturnine is of or relating to lead. Saturnine is also having or symptomatic of lead poisoning.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SATURNINE


arginine
ˈɑːdʒɪˌnaɪn
asinine
ˈæsɪˌnaɪn
benign
bɪˈnaɪn
buteonine
ˈbjuːtɪəʊˌnaɪn
canine
ˈkeɪnaɪn
falconine
ˈfɔːlkəˌnaɪn
Fescennine
ˈfɛsɪˌnaɪn
hominine
ˈhɒmɪˌnaɪn
leonine
ˈliːəˌnaɪn
nine
naɪn
nine-nine-nine
ˈnaɪnˈnaɪnˈnaɪn
oscinine
ˈɒsɪˌnaɪn
pavonine
ˈpævəˌnaɪn
pennine
ˈpɛnaɪn
pyronine
ˈpaɪrəʊˌnaɪn
ranine
ˈreɪˌnaɪn
saponine
ˈsæpəˌnaɪn
solanine
ˈsəʊləˌnaɪn
vespertilionine
ˌvɛspəˈtɪlɪəˌnaɪn
vireonine
ˈvɪrɪəʊˌnaɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SATURNINE

saturater
saturation
saturation bombing
saturation coverage
saturation diving
saturation point
saturator
Saturday
Saturday night special
Saturn
Saturnalia
saturnalian
saturnalianly
Saturnian
saturnic
saturniid
saturninely
saturninity
saturnism
saturnist

WORDS THAT END LIKE SATURNINE

adenine
alanine
conine
cotinine
creatinine
cyanine
feminine
guanine
methionine
mezzanine
on cloud nine
phenylalanine
phthalocyanine
quinine
sixty-nine
strychnine
sturnine
threonine
triiodothyronine
unfeminine

Synonyms and antonyms of saturnine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SATURNINE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «saturnine» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of saturnine

Translation of «saturnine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SATURNINE

Find out the translation of saturnine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of saturnine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «saturnine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

忧郁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

saturnina
570 millions of speakers

English

saturnine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सीसे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رصاصي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

угрюмый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

saturnino
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিষণ্ণ মেজাজসম্পন্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

saturnien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Saturnine
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

düster
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不機嫌な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

납의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Saturnine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trầm mặt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாட்டர்னைன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शुतुरमुह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

asık suratlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

malinconico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

posępny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

похмурий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

saturnine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βαρύς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

somber
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Saturnine
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

saturnine
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of saturnine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SATURNINE»

The term «saturnine» is regularly used and occupies the 55.893 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SATURNINE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «saturnine» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «saturnine» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about saturnine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SATURNINE»

Discover the use of saturnine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to saturnine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Walter Benjamin: Philosophy
SATURNINE. VISION. AND. THE. QUESTION. OF. DIFFERENCE. Reflections. on . Walter. Benjamin's. theory. of. language. Rodolphe Gasche Source: Studies in Twentieth Century Literature 1 1(1) (1986): 69-90. The history of the criticism to ...
Peter Osborne, 2005
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Ptolemy's Quadripartite; or, Four Books concerning the ...
i Book I."' 'and Mercurial. _ _ i -Caflzapeia, Saturnine and' Venereal. They m Perseut, Hauial, / Ptolemy: Wadrijgartite; o 2 r. Cephax, Saturnine and ffoyial. rThey of Echo] EeofiMereurial' and Saturnine, The Brzght Ruddy Star which is called ...
‎1701
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The Conjuror's Magazine Vol II
.The quadrangle in the tail is venereal, vpartly saturnine, r " Capricorn. They in the horns,influ - 'þssence like Venus, and moderately like Mars. They in the ' mouth are satur'nine and partly venereal. They in the feet and belly, are martial and ...
‎1793
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The elements of materia medica and therapeutics
Tanquerel des Planches ascribes it to the action of sulphuretted hydrogen ( evolved by the decomposing fragments of food lodged between the teeth) on the saturnine particles which pass through the mouths of those who respire or swallow ...
Jonathan Pereira, 1854
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The prescriber's complete handbook, by m. Trousseau and m. ...
We know what disastrous effects are produced by saturnine emanations. We therefore distinguish saturnine infection, or chronic poisoning, from saturnine intoxication, or acute poisoning, though both these forms of poisoning are always  ...
Armand Trousseau, John Birkbeck Nevins, Pierre Oscar Réveil, 1852
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The Medico-chirurgical Review, and Journal of Practical Medicine
Anesthesia in Saturnine Affections. M. Beau has remarked that all the subjects suffering from saturnine affections, manifest more or less insensibility of surface. We do not allude to that saturnine anesthesia described by authors, when it exists ...
‎1847
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The Elements of Materia Medica and Therapeutics
Tanquerel des Planches ascribes it to the action of sulphuretted hydrogen ( evolved by the decomposing fragments of food lodged between the teeth) on the saturnine particles which pass through the mouths of those who res ire or swallow ...
Jonathan Pereira, 2014
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The Elements of materia medica and therapeutica
Tanquerel des Planches ascribes it to the action of sulphuretted hydrogen ( evolved by the decomposing fragments of food lodged between the teeth) on the saturnine particles which pass through the mouths of those who respire or swallow ...
Jonathan Pereira, 1854
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The Medico-chirurgical Review
Anesthesia in Saturnine Affections. M. Beau has remarked that all the subjects suffering from saturnine affections, manifest more or less insensibility of surface. We do not allude to that saturnine anesthesia described by authors, when it exists ...
James Johnson, 1847
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THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN MEDICAL REVIEW OR QUARTERLY JOURNAL ...
Lead Colic, ("Colique de Plomb on Saturnine," Colicum Pictonura, Devonshire Colic, &c.) i. Rheumatism or Neuralgia from Lead, ("Arthralgie Saturnine.") 3. Paralysis from Lead, ("Paralysie Saturnine.") 4. Loss of sensation from Lead, ...
JOHN FORBES M.D. F.R.S., 1840

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SATURNINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term saturnine is used in the context of the following news items.
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STRANGE BUT TRUE: Moon experiment proves Galileo theory
The farthest known planet at the time, Saturn was believed to be the slowest and coldest, so “saturnine” implies someone is “sluggish,” “gloomy,” “cold.”. «NewsOK.com, Jun 15»
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SaturninE – Mors Vocat
Saturnine come un pezzo degli Electric Wizard, mutuando gli aspetti oscuri che ruotano attorno al pianeta Saturno. Mors Vocat citando Ovidio: “Omnia sub leges ... «Rocklab.it, Jun 15»
3
The word 'saturnine' was invented for Christopher Lee
He hardly smiled, and later, when I learnt the word 'saturnine', I knew it was invented for Lee. His clothes were impeccable to a fault and he kept beautiful female ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
4
Being on the outside
Saturnine Hello brings their own brand of rock, but they haven't forgotten the greats. ... Nine is talking about local rock trio Saturnine Hello's latest album, Just An ... «Toledo City Paper, Apr 15»
5
Michelle's Music presents: Saturnine Hello
Legend has it, if Motley Crue and the Goo Goo Dolls had a baby on Mars, it would be Saturnine Hello. The band originally formed at the turn of the century but ... «Sandusky Register, Mar 15»
6
'Deflategate' is just a load of hot air
Belichick, that saturnine figure who scowls at journalists as he would at a particularly unpleasant gas bill, gave an even stranger turn than Brady when he faced ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»
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Saturnine traerá una remasterización de 'Antipole DX' a la eShop
Tiempo atrás Saturnine Games desarrolló Antipole como un software para la tienda virtual de Nintendo DSi y Nintendo DSi XL. En una entrevista con 4CR, ... «Nintenderos.com, Jan 15»
8
NASA Reveals New Maps of Six Saturnine Moons
Almost immediately after NASA's twin Voyager spacecraft made their brief visits to Saturn in the early 1980s, scientists were hungry for more. The Voyagers had ... «ENGINEERING.com, Dec 14»
9
Review: Turtle Tale (Wii U eShop)
While Saturnine Games' Turtle Tale is a competent, glitch-free experience that offers some semblance of challenge, it doesn't have enough on offer to justify a ... «Nintendo Life, Oct 14»
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The “New Mediocre” – and why the eurozone may be sliding back …
This saturnine assessment of the world's economic predicament has been whispered about in worried tones for months now in the world of high finance. «New Statesman, Oct 14»

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