Saturnian
See also: saturnian
English
Etymology
Saturn + -ian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sæ.tɜː(ɹ)n.jən/
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Adjective
Saturnian (comparative more Saturnian, superlative most Saturnian)
- Related to the planet Saturn.
- Related to the Roman god Saturn.
- Dour, baleful or sullen.
- Resembling a golden age; distinguished for peacefulness, happiness, contentment.
- 1728, [Alexander Pope], “(please specify the page)”, in The Dunciad. An Heroic Poem. […], Dublin; London: […] A. Dodd, OCLC 1033416756:
- Augustus, born to bring Saturnian times
- (poetry) Involving a meter consisting of three iambics and an extra syllable followed by three trochees, employed by satirists in Ancient Rome.
Synonyms
- Cronian
- Saturnial
Coordinate terms
- Jovian
- Lunar
- Martian
- Mercurian
- Neptunian
- Plutonian
- Terran
- Uranian
- Venusian
Noun
Saturnian (plural Saturnians)
- (science fiction) An inhabitant of the planet Saturn.
- A Saturnian poem
Translations
inhabitant of Saturn
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Anagrams
- Turanians, naturians, nutarians