[ 'satənʌɪn ]
■ adjective
1》 gloomy.
↘(of a person's looks) dark and brooding.
2》 archaic relating to lead.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
Origin
ME: from OFr. saturnin , from med. L. Saturninus 'of Saturn' (identified with lead by alchemists and assoc. with slowness and gloom by astrologers).