portent

portent

augury, warning, sign: portent of things to come
Not to be confused with:potent – strong, mighty, powerful: potent medicine; persuasive, influential: a potent argument

por·tent

P0455800 (pôr′tĕnt′)n.1. An indication of something important or calamitous about to occur; an omen.2. Prophetic or threatening significance: signs full of portent.3. Archaic Something amazing or marvelous; a prodigy.

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[Latin portentum, from neuter past participle of portendere, to portend; see portend.]

portent

(ˈpɔːtɛnt) n1. a sign or indication of a future event, esp a momentous or calamitous one; omen2. momentous or ominous significance: a cry of dire portent. 3. a miraculous occurrence; marvel[C16: from Latin portentum sign, omen, from portendere to portend]

por•tent

(ˈpɔr tɛnt, ˈpoʊr-)

n. 1. an indication or omen of something about to happen, esp. something momentous. 2. threatening or disquieting significance: an occurrence of dire portent. 3. a prodigy or marvel. [1555–65; < Latin portentum] syn: See sign.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

portent - a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle"omen, prognostic, prognostication, presage, prodigyaugury, foretoken, preindication, sign - an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God"auspice - a favorable omenforeboding - an unfavorable omendeath knell - an omen of death or destruction

portent

noun omen, sign, warning, threat, indication, premonition, foreshadowing, foreboding, harbinger, presage, forewarning, prognostication, augury, presentiment, prognostic This is a frightening portent for the future.

portent

nounA phenomenon that serves as a sign or warning of some future good or evil:augury, forerunner, foretoken, omen, prefigurement, presage, prognostic, prognostication, sign.Idiom: writing on the wall.

Translations

不祥之兆征兆预兆

portent

(ˈpoːtent) noun something usually strange and remarkable that warns of some future happening. strange signs and portents. 預兆，不祥之兆，徵兆 预兆，不祥之兆，征兆