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- Dictionaryominous/ˈɒmɪnəs/
adjective
- 1. giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen; threateningly inauspicious: "there were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead"
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OMINOUS definition: 1. suggesting that something unpleasant is likely to happen: 2. suggesting that something…. Learn more.
The meaning of OMINOUS is being or exhibiting an omen : portentous; especially : foreboding or foreshadowing evil : inauspicious. How to use ominous in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Ominous.
If something looks or sounds ominous, be careful: a threat or an unpleasant event is at hand. If you see an ominous frown on your boss's face, you're in trouble! Ominous, and the related word omen both come from the 16th century Latin word ōmen "foreboding."
adjective. If you describe something as ominous, you mean that it worries you because it makes you think that something unpleasant is going to happen. There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone. The rolls of distant thunder were growing more ominous. Synonyms: threatening, menacing, sinister, dark More Synonyms of ominous.
adjective. us / ˈɑː.mə.nəs / uk / ˈɒm.ɪ.nəs / Add to word list. suggesting that something unpleasant is likely to happen: There was an ominous silence when I asked whether my contract was going to be renewed. The engine had been making an ominous sound all the way from my parents ' house. ominous dark clouds. Synonym. menacing. Opposite.
Ominous definition: portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious. See examples of OMINOUS used in a sentence.
Definition of ominous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
OMINOUS definition: making you think that something bad is going to happen: . Learn more.
Define ominous. ominous synonyms, ominous pronunciation, ominous translation, English dictionary definition of ominous. adj. 1. Menacing; threatening: ominous black clouds; ominous rumblings of discontent.
ominous meaning, definition, what is ominous: making you feel that something bad is go...: Learn more.
