English to Afrikaans Meaning of saturnine - somber

Saturnine :

somber

adjective

somber

Saturnine :: somber

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Definitions of saturnine in English

Adjective(1) bitter or scornful(2) showing a brooding ill humor

Examples of saturnine in English

(1) Where Kierkegaard was most inclined to become severe and saturnine , Hamann was most reckless in his rejoicing.(2) The portrayal is only historically accurate in the fact that the actor, like the real Richard, is handsome in a saturnine way.(3) A brusque, saturnine figure, Wilbur has attempted suicide by every possible means but has yet to succeed.(4) As Claudio, GÔö£ÔòØnter von Kannen is saturnine in both figure and voice.(5) We drove home in an uncomfortable silence, Grandma sensing my saturnine mood.(6) There's something mysterious, worn-in, and sad about this place, something that corresponds to Jarmusch's saturnine , knowing outlook.(7) Then she simply stays in bed all the following day, drinking tea, eating chocolates and reading about strong-jawed, saturnine heroes and almond-eyed heiresses disguised as pageboys.(8) He was always to be found sulking in a saturnine fashion and behaving in a beastly way to Margaret or Ann.(9) The most eccentric classics teacher at our school - whom I shall call Mrs Penny - had arrived with a male companion who was intriguingly scruffy and saturnine .(10) He was a bright boy from Yorkshire with a dark and saturnine look and laconic manner, and he was already writing strong verse.(11) Not at all sepia but still in keeping with the gallery's saturnine tendencies are the mixed-medium reliefs of Einar and Jamex de la Torre, brothers whose work is often inspired by vernacular Latino culture.(12) Perrault's ├ö├ç├┐Bluebeard├ö├ç├û is the story of a rich, middle-aged gentleman, named for his swarthy chin and saturnine manner, who marries a young woman.(13) Dark and saturnine , he is a strong screen presence with natural brooding ability, and he holds things steady when a last-ditch attempt to end on a thrill causes the film to falter.(14) The smile has returned to Craig's saturnine features.

Related Phrases of saturnine

(1) saturnine ::

somber

Related Phrases of saturnine

(1) saturnine ::

somber

Synonyms

Adjective

1. gloomy ::

somber

2. swarthy ::

donker

3. dark ::

donker

Antonyms

1. bright ::

helder

2. cheerful ::

vrolike

3. cheery ::

vrolik

4. cordial ::

hartlike

5. festive ::

feestelike

6. friendly ::

vriendelike

7. gay ::

gay

Different Forms

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