saturnine

Letters that make saturnine

s, a, e, n, r, t, i, u are letters that make 'saturnine'

Words within saturnine

urn, SA, RN, Sat, at, nine, in, turn, Ur, IN, NE, Saturn, At, In, Ne, Ni, Rn are words within 'saturnine'


2 possible definitions for 'saturnine'

Saturnine as "bitter or scornful"

Under this definition, saturnine is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to saturnine

sarcastic is similar to saturnine.

Example of saturnine used within this context

"the face was saturnine and swarthy, and the sensual lips...twisted with disdain"- Oscar Wilde


Saturnine as "showing a brooding ill humor"

Under this definition, saturnine is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

glum, moody, sour, dark, sullen, dour, glowering, morose have the same meaning as 'saturnine'

Derivatives of saturnine

sullenness, moroseness, sourness, moodiness, glumness, sulkiness are derivatives of 'saturnine'.

Similar to saturnine

ill-natured is similar to saturnine.

Example of saturnine used within this context

"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"



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