OMINOUS


Meaning of OMINOUS in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.