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Saturnist

Saturnist noun: a person of a dull, grave, gloomy temperament.

Noun

Saturnist (plural Saturnists)

  1. (archaic) A person of a dull, grave, gloomy temperament.
    • Seating himselfe within a darkesome cave, / (Such places heavy Saturnists doe crave,) / Where yet the gladsome day was never seene […]1613, William Browne, Britannia's Pastorals

Forms of Saturnist

pluralSaturnists

Origin of Saturnist

From Saturn + -ist.

Questions about Saturnist

What does Saturnist mean?
Saturnist means a person of a dull, grave, gloomy temperament.
What part of speech is Saturnist?
Saturnist is a noun.
What is the plural of Saturnist?
The plural of Saturnist is Saturnists.

Words near Saturnist in the dictionary

  1. saturnine
  2. saturninely
  3. saturnineness
  4. saturninity
  5. saturnism
  6. Saturnist
  7. Saturnists
  8. saturnite
  9. saturnity
  10. saturns
  11. Saturnus

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