Saturnine/-nɪn/adjectiveOf a person: having a tendency to be cold, bitter, gloomy, sarcastic, and slow to change and react.Of a setting: depressing, dull, gloomy.Of, pertaining to, or containing lead (which was symbolically associated with the planet Saturn by alchemists).Synonyms: dark, grim, sardonic🔗 Explore synonyms & relationships🌍 See word origin & history