minacious

Betekenis (Engels)

Synonym of threatening, in its various senses.

Synoniemen

ominous

menacing

minatory

threatening

sinister

baleful

forbidding

sullen

impending

baneful

dark

imminent

impendent

angry

😠

lowering

Vertalingen

amenazador

torve

laid

menaçant

sinistre

sinistro

minaccioso

ameaçador

ominoso

siniestro

sinistre

korkunç

amenaçador

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/məˈneɪʃəs/

Etymologie (Engels)

Verwant aan Italiaans: minaccioso

In summary

From Late Latin minacia (“threat”) + -ious, from Latin minax (“threatening”) + -ia (suffix forming abstract nouns). Cf. Italian minaccioso, attested 1532.