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saturnian

/sæˈtɜː(ɹ)n.jən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
sat-ur-ni-an
IPA
/sæˈtɜː(ɹ)n.jən/
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Related to the planet Saturn.

adj

Related to the Roman god Saturn.

adj

Dour, baleful or sullen.

adj

Resembling a golden age; distinguished for peacefulness, happiness, contentment.

adj

Involving a meter consisting of three iambics and an extra syllable followed by three trochees, employed by satirists in Ancient Rome.

noun

An inhabitant of the planet Saturn.

noun

A Saturnian poem

adj

Alternative form of Saturnian.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English Saturn Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Saturnian From Saturn + -ian.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Astronomy.

Inflected Forms

more Saturnian (comparative) most Saturnian (superlative) Saturnians (plural)

Derived Forms

circumsaturnian

Frequently Paired Words

Jovian Lunar Martian Mercurian Neptunian Plutonian Terran Uranian

Synonyms

Cronian Kronian Saturnial Saturnine

Questions

How do you pronounce saturnian?
The recorded pronunciation is /sæˈtɜː(ɹ)n.jən/.
What does saturnian mean?
Related to the planet Saturn.
Where does saturnian come from?
Etymology tree English Saturn Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Saturnian From Saturn + -ian.

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