saturnicadj.

Brit.

/səˈtəːnɪk/, U.S.

/səˈtərnɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Saturn n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < Saturn n. + -ic suffix. Compare earlier saturnine adj.With sense 1 compare French saturnique (noun) melancholy person (18th cent.; rare), and also earlier Saturnian adj.¹ 2, Saturnical adj. 2, saturnious adj.

1. Gloomy, melancholy, grim; stern, forbidding. Cf. saturnine adj. 1a. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > [adjective] > saturnine

darkc1440

saturninea1450

Saturnlike1569

Saturnical?1574

Saturnian1583

saturnious1591

saturnic1820

1820 C. R. Maturin Melmoth III. xviii. 241 That union of fiery passion and saturnic manners not unusual among Spaniards.

1930 Daily Examiner (Grafton, New S. Wales) 10 Jan. The arms of men and women shot up as Mussolini, saturnic, smiling, answered.

2. Affected with lead poisoning; of, relating to, or caused by lead poisoning. Cf. saturnine adj. 3b. rare. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders caused by poisons > [adjective] > affected with > lead

leaded1878

saturnic1879

saturnine1897

1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. 9 206 One patient was a total abstainer. Two took 1½ pint of beer (both saturnic). Three took 2 pints of beer (one was gouty and saturnic).

1896 Lancet 14 Mar. 711/2 The epileptic, saturnic, febrile, malarial, syphilitic, apoplectic, and that due to sunstroke are examples of the pseudo form, and remarks were made upon each.

1992 M. Macrone By Jove! (1993) 11 This astrological theory also spawned the epithet ‘saturnine’ for the heavy metal lead; thus those who suffered lead poisoning were called ‘saturnic’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	saturnic
释义	saturnicadj. Brit. /səˈtəːnɪk/, U.S. /səˈtərnɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Saturn n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < Saturn n. + -ic suffix. Compare earlier saturnine adj.With sense 1 compare French saturnique (noun) melancholy person (18th cent.; rare), and also earlier Saturnian adj.¹ 2, Saturnical adj. 2, saturnious adj. 1. Gloomy, melancholy, grim; stern, forbidding. Cf. saturnine adj. 1a. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > [adjective] > saturnine darkc1440 saturninea1450 Saturnlike1569 Saturnical?1574 Saturnian1583 saturnious1591 saturnic1820 1820 C. R. Maturin Melmoth III. xviii. 241 That union of fiery passion and saturnic manners not unusual among Spaniards. 1930 Daily Examiner (Grafton, New S. Wales) 10 Jan. The arms of men and women shot up as Mussolini, saturnic, smiling, answered. 2. Affected with lead poisoning; of, relating to, or caused by lead poisoning. Cf. saturnine adj. 3b. rare. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders caused by poisons > [adjective] > affected with > lead leaded1878 saturnic1879 saturnine1897 1879 St. George's Hosp. Rep. 9 206 One patient was a total abstainer. Two took 1½ pint of beer (both saturnic). Three took 2 pints of beer (one was gouty and saturnic). 1896 Lancet 14 Mar. 711/2 The epileptic, saturnic, febrile, malarial, syphilitic, apoplectic, and that due to sunstroke are examples of the pseudo form, and remarks were made upon each. 1992 M. Macrone By Jove! (1993) 11 This astrological theory also spawned the epithet ‘saturnine’ for the heavy metal lead; thus those who suffered lead poisoning were called ‘saturnic’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1820
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