saturnine

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore S words

gloomy, sullen, or grimly serious in temperament

In a sentence

Saturnine in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing saturnine in a sentence.

His saturnine expression discouraged casual conversation.

Synonyms

Antonyms

cheerfulgenial

Keep going

to deliberately damage or obstruct something, especially in secret

an intensely sweet, calorie-free artificial sweetener

excessively sweet or sentimental in a cloying way

regarded as too important or sacred to be altered or criticized

having keen practical judgment and discernment

soundness of judgment and acuteness of discernment

most noticeable or important; standing out prominently

of a sickly yellowish or pale complexion

Common questions

Saturnine (adjective) means gloomy, sullen, or grimly serious in temperament

Here is saturnine used in an example sentence: "His saturnine expression discouraged casual conversation."

Common synonyms for saturnine include morose, sullen, dour.

Antonyms of saturnine include cheerful, genial.

Saturnine is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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