ominous

[ om-uh-nuhs ]

/ ˈɒm ə nəs /

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adjective

portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious: an ominous bank of dark clouds.

indicating the nature of a future event, for good or evil; having the significance of an omen; being a portent: Some of these events were immediately ominous, while others only later revealed themselves as such.

Origin of ominous

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin ōminōsus “portentous,” equivalent to ōmin- (stem of ōmen ) + -ōsus; see origin at omen, -ous

synonym study for ominous

Ominous, portentous, threatening, menacing, fateful are adjectives describing that which forebodes a serious, significant, and often harmful outcome. Ominous, derived from omen “a predictor of outcomes,” usually suggests evil or damaging eventualities: ominous storm clouds; an ominous silence. Portentous, although it may suggest evil results, often stresses a momentous or very important outcome: a portentous moment in history; a portentous escalation of hostilities. Threatening may suggest calamity or great harm but sometimes mere unpleasantness: a threatening rumble from the volcano; A threatening look from his brother caused him to quickly change the subject. Menacing always suggests serious damage as an outcome: He advanced with a menacing swagger. Fateful most often stresses the great or decisive importance of what it describes: a fateful encounter between two future leaders; a fateful day that changed our world.

OTHER WORDS FROM ominous

om·i·nous·ly, adverbom·i·nous·ness, nounun·om·i·nous, adjectiveun·om·i·nous·ly, adverb

un·om·i·nous·ness, noun

Words nearby ominous

omer, omertà, OMG, omicron, omigod, ominous, omissible, omission, omissive, omit, Omiya

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Example sentences from the Web for ominous

In the back of my mind I was wondering how much time we had before there might be an ominous knock at the door.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In The Lodger an ominous character paced the floor, which Hitchcock constructed of glass.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He wrote that he deserved to die and alluded to a ominous plan that he had backed out of twice already.
School Shooters Love This Pickup Artist Website|Brandy Zadrozny|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The drumbeat and synth bass are as insistent as they are ominous.
Is Bigger Better for St. Vincent?|David Yaffe|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“Wars of enormous consequence are fought in places that have no value to anyone,” Burke said with an ominous tone.
James Lee Burke Talks About His Fiction, History, and the American Dream|David Masciotra|July 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ominous sounds indicated that the fire was approaching on the right.
The History of the Fifty-ninth Regiment Illinois Volunteers|David Lathrop
Long before his adolescence, his lack of domesticity was ominous, and he had formed bad companionships.
Lords of the Housetops|Various
Then that ominous silence was broken by Castleman's call: "Bearer of flag of truce!"
Ride Proud, Rebel!|Andre Alice Norton
With these ominous words Mr. Meadows handed Jim the Gazette, pointing to an article on the front page.
Ticktock and Jim|Keith Robertson
Whereat Peter vanished, and an ominous growl rose from the mob of monks.
Hypatia|Charles Kingsley

British Dictionary definitions for ominous

ominous

/ (ˈɒmɪnəs) /

adjective

foreboding evil

serving as or having significance as an omen

Derived forms of ominous

ominously, adverbominousness, noun

Word Origin for ominous

C16: from Latin ōminōsus, from omen

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	ominous
释义	ominous [ om-uh-nuhs ] / ˈɒm ə nəs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ominous ON THESAURUS.COM adjective portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious: an ominous bank of dark clouds. indicating the nature of a future event, for good or evil; having the significance of an omen; being a portent: Some of these events were immediately ominous, while others only later revealed themselves as such. Origin of ominous First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin ōminōsus “portentous,” equivalent to ōmin- (stem of ōmen ) + -ōsus; see origin at omen, -ous synonym study for ominous Ominous, portentous, threatening, menacing, fateful are adjectives describing that which forebodes a serious, significant, and often harmful outcome. Ominous, derived from omen “a predictor of outcomes,” usually suggests evil or damaging eventualities: ominous storm clouds; an ominous silence. Portentous, although it may suggest evil results, often stresses a momentous or very important outcome: a portentous moment in history; a portentous escalation of hostilities. Threatening may suggest calamity or great harm but sometimes mere unpleasantness: a threatening rumble from the volcano; A threatening look from his brother caused him to quickly change the subject. Menacing always suggests serious damage as an outcome: He advanced with a menacing swagger. Fateful most often stresses the great or decisive importance of what it describes: a fateful encounter between two future leaders; a fateful day that changed our world. OTHER WORDS FROM ominous om·i·nous·ly, adverbom·i·nous·ness, nounun·om·i·nous, adjectiveun·om·i·nous·ly, adverb un·om·i·nous·ness, noun Words nearby ominous omer, omertà, OMG, omicron, omigod, ominous, omissible, omission, omissive, omit, Omiya Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ominous In the back of my mind I was wondering how much time we had before there might be an ominous knock at the door. The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind\|Brin-Jonathan Butler\|December 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In The Lodger an ominous character paced the floor, which Hitchcock constructed of glass. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days\|David Freeman\|December 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He wrote that he deserved to die and alluded to a ominous plan that he had backed out of twice already. School Shooters Love This Pickup Artist Website\|Brandy Zadrozny\|December 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The drumbeat and synth bass are as insistent as they are ominous. Is Bigger Better for St. Vincent?\|David Yaffe\|December 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST “Wars of enormous consequence are fought in places that have no value to anyone,” Burke said with an ominous tone. James Lee Burke Talks About His Fiction, History, and the American Dream\|David Masciotra\|July 20, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Ominous sounds indicated that the fire was approaching on the right. The History of the Fifty-ninth Regiment Illinois Volunteers\|David Lathrop Long before his adolescence, his lack of domesticity was ominous, and he had formed bad companionships. Lords of the Housetops\|Various Then that ominous silence was broken by Castleman's call: "Bearer of flag of truce!" Ride Proud, Rebel!\|Andre Alice Norton With these ominous words Mr. Meadows handed Jim the Gazette, pointing to an article on the front page. Ticktock and Jim\|Keith Robertson Whereat Peter vanished, and an ominous growl rose from the mob of monks. Hypatia\|Charles Kingsley British Dictionary definitions for ominous ominous / (ˈɒmɪnəs) / adjective foreboding evil serving as or having significance as an omen Derived forms of ominous ominously, adverbominousness, noun Word Origin for ominous C16: from Latin ōminōsus, from omen Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ominous apocalyptic, prophetic, dangerous, sinister, threatening, perilous, dark, gloomy, dismal, dire, haunting, portentous, grim, baleful, baneful, direful, doomed, fateful, fearful, forbidding
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ominous

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