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adjectiveof the nature of a portent; momentous. ominously significant or indicative: a portentous defeat. marvelous; amazing; prodigious. Origin of portentousFrom the Latin word portentōsus, dating back to 1530–40. See portent, -ous SYNONYMS FOR portentous2 unpropitious, inauspicious, threatening. SEE SYNONYMS FOR portentous ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for portentous1, 2. See ominous. OTHER WORDS FROM portentouspor·ten·tous·ly, adverbpor·ten·tous·ness, nounnon·por·ten·tous, adjectivenon·por·ten·tous·ly, adverb non·por·ten·tous·ness, nounun·por·ten·tous, adjectiveun·por·ten·tous·ly, adverbun·por·ten·tous·ness, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH portentousportentous , pretentiousWords nearby portentousporte-cochere, Port Elizabeth, portend, port engineer, portent, portentous, porter, porterage, porter chair, Porter, Cole, portered Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for portentousAs such, there is a portentous quality here that can occasionally get in its own way. Short Stories From the New China|Mindy Farabee|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST Little moments are portentous of grand sweeping changes, and big, dramatic moments are meaningless to all but the few involved. Dudes and Maudes Abide at New York City Lebowski Fest|Rich Goldstein|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST These portentous rumblings aside, no coherent position on ectogenesis has emerged so far within the pro-life movement. The Artificial Womb Will Change Feminism Forever|Samantha Allen|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST Behind these macho moves lie some pretty dramatic and portentous policy decisions. Leslie H. Gelb: North Korea, U.S. Headed to Brink of War, Unnoticed|Leslie H. Gelb|April 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“This is not meant to be pompous, portentous museum entertainment,” Branagh says. The Yes List: The Nerdy Secret Behind Thor|The Daily Beast|May 6, 2011|DAILY BEAST One might naturally suppose that, in this fact, there was a breach of privilege of the most portentous kind. Practical Essays|Alexander Bain St. Cuthberts holy island of Lindisfarne was sacked in 793, and similar raids multiplied with portentous rapidity. The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor Stopping for some things there I took a moment to read the portentous paper I had received. Birth of a Reformation|Andrew Byers Dead silence—solemn stillness—candles with unsnuffed wicks of portentous length. Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10)|Maria Edgeworth He rose and stood over her, towering and portentous against the curtained light. Linda Condon|Joseph Hergesheimer
British Dictionary definitions for portentous
adjectiveof momentous or ominous significance miraculous, amazing, or awe-inspiring; prodigious self-important or pompous Derived forms of portentousportentously, adverbportentousness, nounCollins 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 portentoushaunting, apocalyptic, intriguing, ominous, alarming, amazing, astounding, destined, doomed, exhilarating, extraordinary, fated, fateful, ill-boding, ill-fated, impending, important, inauspicious, inspiring, phenomenal |