English-Thai Dictionary

saturnine

ADJ เซื่องซึม  หงอย  เงียบๆ  เอื่อยๆ  เฉื่อยๆ  sueng-suam

 

saturninely

ADV อย่าง เซื่องซึม  yang-sueng-suam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SATURNINE

a.[L. Saturnus. ] 1. Supposed to be under the influence of Saturn. Hence,
2. Dull; heavy; grave; not readily susceptible of excitement; phlegmatic; as a saturnine person or temper.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SATURNINE

Sat "ur *nine, a. Etym: [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. )

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to lead; characterized by, or resembling, lead, which was formerly called Saturn. [Archaic ] Saturnine colic (Med. ), lead colic.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

saturnine

sat ur nine |ˈsatərˌnīn ˈsædərˌnaɪn | ▶adjective (of a person or their manner ) slow and gloomy: a saturnine temperament. • (of a person or their features ) dark in coloring and moody or mysterious: his saturnine face and dark, watchful eyes. • (of a place or an occasion ) gloomy. DERIVATIVES sat ur nine ly adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (as a term in astrology ): from Old French saturnin, from medieval Latin Saturninus ‘of Saturn ’ (identified with lead by the alchemists and associated with slowness and gloom by astrologers ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

saturnine

saturnine |ˈsatənʌɪn | ▶adjective 1 (of a person or their manner ) gloomy: a saturnine temperament. • (of a person or their features ) dark in colouring and moody or mysterious: his saturnine face and dark, watchful eyes. 2 archaic relating to lead. DERIVATIVES saturninely adverb ORIGIN late Middle English (as a term in astrology ): from Old French saturnin, from medieval Latin Saturninus ‘of Saturn ’ (identified with lead by the alchemists and associated with slowness and gloom by astrologers ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

saturnine

saturnine adjective 1 a saturnine temperament: gloomy, somber, melancholy, moody, lugubrious, dour, glum, morose, unsmiling, humorless. ANTONYMS cheerful. 2 his saturnine good looks: swarthy, dark, dark-skinned, dark-complexioned; mysterious, mercurial, moody, brooding. WORD NOTE saturnine Saturnine, although it suffers some from romance-novel overuse, is much preferable to the slightly derogatory swarthy, if circumstances permit. Rochester (of Jane Eyre ) is saturnine (possibly even the Platonic ideal of saturnine ); Seth Starkadder (of Cold Comfort Farm ) is swarthy. (It's never a good idea to use swarthy as a shorthand ethnic description. ) — EM Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

saturnine

saturnine adjective 1 he was a rather saturnine individual who never spoke an unnecessary word: gloomy, sombre, melancholy, melancholic, moody, miserable, lugubrious, dour, glum, unsmiling, humourless, grumpy, bad-tempered; taciturn, uncommunicative, unresponsive. ANTONYMS cheerful, jovial. 2 his saturnine good looks: swarthy, dark, dark-skinned, dark-complexioned; mysterious, mercurial, moody.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

saturnine

sat ur nine /sǽtə r nàɪn /形容詞 ｟文 ｠1 〈表情 態度が 〉険悪な, むっつりした, 陰気な (morose ).2 鉛の ; 鉛毒にかかった .