sullen, glum, morose, surly, sulky, crabbed, saturnine, gloomy mean showing a forbidding or disagreeable mood. sullen implies a silent ill humor and a refusal to be sociable.

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SATURNINE definition: sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn. See examples of saturnine used in a sentence.

Dec 11, 2025 · Adjective saturnine (comparative more saturnine, superlative most saturnine) (comparable) Of a person: having a tendency to be cold and gloomy Synonyms: solemn, …

Definition of saturnine adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Define saturnine. saturnine synonyms, saturnine pronunciation, saturnine translation, English dictionary definition of saturnine. adj. 1. Having the temperament of one born under the …

Definition of 'saturnine' saturnine (sætəʳnaɪn ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

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When people are called saturnine, it means they are like the planet — gloomy, mean, scowling. Not exactly the life of the party. Saturnine is a word you don't hear often nowadays, though …

When someone or something is described as saturnine, it suggests a temperament or atmosphere that is heavy with a sense of introspection, seriousness, or even cynicism.