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Saturnine vs Stygian - What's the difference?

saturnine | stygian |

As adjectives the difference between saturnine and stygian

is that saturnine is of or born under saturn's influence while stygian is of, by or relating to the river styx.

saturnine

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • of or born under Saturn's influence
  • containing lead, or suffering from lead poisoning (saturnia)
  • having a tendency to be gloomy, bitter, and sarcastic; sullenly sardonic
  • gloomy, depressed, dull
  • cold and slow to change and react (refers to mood)

    • Derived terms

    * saturnine gout

    Quotations

    * 1770 , , The English physician enlarged. , page 167 *: "But Henbane'' delights most to grow in Saturnine Places, and whole Cart-Loads of it may be found near the Places where they empty the common Jacks, and scarce a Ditch can be found without it growing by it. ''Ergo'', it is an Herb of ''Saturn ." * 1793 , John Whitehead, The life of the Rev. John Wesley, M.A , page 550 *: "But Dr. Johnson would certainly not have expressed himself in this strong language of approbation, had Mr. Wesley been that dark, saturnine creature, represented by Archbishop Herring." English eponyms ----

    stygian

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Dark and gloomy.
  • :* {{quote-book
    • , year=1918 , year_published=2008 , edition=HTML , editor= , author=Edgar Rice Burroughs , title=The Gods of Mars , chapter= citation , genre= , publisher=The Gutenberg Project , isbn= , page= , passage=The things which the Stygian darkness hid from my objective eye … }}
  • Infernal or hellish.

    • Usage notes

    * See also (m), which means "of, by or relating to the river Styx".

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