ominous
- Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant.
- Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɒmɪnəs/
Etymology
From Latin ōminōsus (“full of foreboding”), from ōmen (“forbidden fruit, omen”), from Old Latin osmen, of uncertain origin, with many origins proposed (see ōmen).
ill omen
dark cloud
likely to grow worse
evillooking
badly marked evil looks
evil-looking
evileyed
having evil mark
lacking good qualities
unseemly manner
ominoso
menaçant
infausto
ominoso
ominós
uğursuz
δυσοίωνος złowieszczy
unheilvoll
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