Saturnine — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

bitter or scornful; - Oscar Wilde

showing a brooding ill humor; ; ; ; ; ; - Bruce Bliven

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈæɾɚnˌaɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈatənˌaɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈatənˌaɪn/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈæɾɚnˌaɪn/.

Examples

the face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips...twisted with disdain
a dark scowl
the proverbially dour New England Puritan

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

glum sullen dark sour moody morose dour glowering

Parts of Speech

adjective	bitter or scornful; - Oscar Wilde “the face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips...twisted with disdain”
adjective	showing a brooding ill humor; ; ; ; ; ; - Bruce Bliven “a dark scowl”

Word Forms

glumness	noun	a gloomy ill-tempered feeling
moodiness	noun	a sullen gloomy feeling
moroseness	noun	a gloomy ill-tempered feeling
sourness	noun	a sullen moody resentful disposition
sullenness	noun	a sullen moody resentful disposition

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Saturnin

bitter oder verächtlich; - Oscar Wilde

🇫🇷French

saturnien

amer ou méprisant; -Oscar Wilde

🇪🇸Spanish

saturnino

amargo o desdeñoso; - Óscar Wilde

🇮🇹Italian

saturnino

amaro o sprezzante; -Oscar Wilde

🇳🇱Dutch

Saturnus

bitter of minachtend; -Oscar Wilde

🇵🇹Portuguese

saturnino

amargo ou desdenhoso; -Oscar Wilde

🇷🇺Russian

сатурнианский

горький или презрительный; - Оскар Уайльд

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सीसे का

कड़वा या तिरस्कारपूर्ण; - ऑस्कर वाइल्ड

🇮🇳Tamil

சனிக்கிரகம்

கசப்பான அல்லது கேவலமான; - ஆஸ்கார் வைல்ட்

🇮🇳Telugu

సాటర్న్

చేదు లేదా అపహాస్యం; - ఆస్కార్ వైల్డ్

🇮🇳Gujarati

શનિ

કડવું અથવા તિરસ્કારપૂર્ણ; - ઓસ્કાર વાઈલ્ડ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶನಿಯ

ಕಹಿ ಅಥವಾ ತಿರಸ್ಕಾರ; - ಆಸ್ಕರ್ ವೈಲ್ಡ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശനി

കയ്പേറിയ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പരിഹാസ്യമായ; - ഓസ്കാർ വൈൽഡ്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

土星

苦涩或轻蔑； ——奥斯卡·王尔德

🇯🇵Japanese

サトゥルニン

苦い、または軽蔑的な。 - オスカー・ワイルド

🇰🇷Korean

납의

씁쓸하거나 경멸적인; - 오스카 와일드

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sao Thổ

cay đắng hoặc khinh miệt; - Oscar Wilde

🇹🇭Thai

ดาวเสาร์

ขมขื่นหรือดูหมิ่น; - ออสการ์ ไวลด์

🇮🇩Indonesian

muram

pahit atau mencemooh; -Oscar Wilde

🇲🇾Malay

saturnin

pahit atau mencemuh; - Oscar Wilde

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ساتورنين

مريرة أو ازدراء. - أوسكار وايلد

🇮🇷Persian

زحلی

تلخ یا تمسخر آمیز؛ - اسکار وایلد

🇹🇷Turkish

Satürn rengi

acı veya küçümseyici; -Oscar Wilde

🇮🇱Hebrew

קוֹדֵר

מר או בוז; - אוסקר ווילד

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The primary meaning of 'saturnine' is 'bitter or scornful; - Oscar Wilde'.

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