ominousness

om·i·nous

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [om-uh-nuh s]
- /ˈɒm ə nəs/
- /ˈɒmɪnəsnəs /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [om-uh-nuh s]
- /ˈɒm ə nəs/

Definitions of ominousness word

adjective ominousness portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious: an ominous bank of dark clouds. 1
adjective ominousness indicating the nature of a future event, for good or evil; having the significance of an omen; being a portent: Some of these events were immediately ominous, while others only later revealed themselves as such. 1
noun ominousness The quality of being ominous. 1

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Origin of ominousness

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

1580-90; < Latin ōminōsus portentous, equivalent to ōmin- (stem of ōmen) omen + -ōsus -ous

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Parts of speech for Ominousness

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Ominousness

ominousness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for ominousness

noun ominousness

grimness — stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise: grim determination; grim necessity.

Just one Synonym for ominousness