sinister
Meaning
- Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate (as in bar sinister).
- Evil or seemingly evil; indicating lurking danger or harm.
- (archaic) Of the left side.
- On the left side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the right side to the viewer.
- (obsolete) Wrong, as springing from indirection or obliquity; perverse; dishonest.
Opposite of
dexter
Synonyms
ill omen
Translations
siniestro
sinistre
sinistro
unheimlich
sinistre
uğursuz
sinistroFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɪnɪstə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English sinistre (“unlucky”), from Old French senestre, sinistre (“left”), from Latin sinister (“left hand”).
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