transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈä-mə-nəs ]
adjective
Date: 1580
: being or exhibiting an omen : portentous ; especially : foreboding or foreshadowing evil : inauspicious
• om·i·nous·ly adverb
• om·i·nous·ness noun
Synonyms:
ominous , portentous , fateful mean having a menacing or threatening aspect. ominous implies having a menacing, alarming character foreshadowing evil or disaster
ominous rumblings from the volcano
portentous suggests being frighteningly big or impressive but now seldom definitely connotes forewarning of calamity
an eerie and portentous stillness
fateful suggests being of momentous or decisive importance
the fateful conference that led to war