SATURNINE (Adj.)

Meaning- looking very serious and unhappy.

Mnemonic trick- 1) The word saturnine contains word Saturn. The man who is extremely sad or gloomy goes and settles to Saturn and lives in isolation there. Therefore, saturnine means extremely sad or gloomy.

2) The word saturnine contains word Saturn. Saturn = shani , shani makes wrong thing happens in one’ s life. Shani makes a person saturnine. Therefore, saturnine means gloomy or sad.

Synonym- CIMMERIAN, ELEGIAC, LUGUBRIOUS, FUNEREAL, SEPULCHRAL, TENEBRIFIC

Uses-

•          The men awaiting interrogation by the police shared a saturnine silence.
•          We are saturnine about the future of share market.
•          I don’ t know what’ s wrong with him, but he looks saturnine.
•          His saturnine face and dark, watchful eyes.