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- [sin-uh-ster]
- /ˈsɪn ə stər/
- /ˈsɪn.ɪ.stər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sin-uh-ster]
- /ˈsɪn ə stər/
Definitions of sinister word
- adjective sinister threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous: a sinister remark. 1
- adjective sinister bad, evil, base, or wicked; fell: his sinister purposes. 1
- adjective sinister unfortunate; disastrous; unfavorable: a sinister accident. 1
- adjective sinister of or on the left side; left. 1
- adjective sinister Heraldry. noting the side of an escutcheon or achievement of arms that is to the left of the bearer (opposed to dexter). 1
- adjective sinister threatening evil 1
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Origin of sinister
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin: on the left hand or side, hence unfavorable, injurious
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Parts of speech for Sinister
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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sinister popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sinister usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sinister
adj sinister
- ambilevous — (rare) Having equally bad ability in both hands; clumsy; butterfingered.
- baleful — Baleful means harmful, or expressing harmful intentions.
- beyond recall — If something is beyond recall, it is no longer possible to remember how it was or to bring it back to its original condition.
- black — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
- casuistic — of or having to do with casuistry or casuists
adjective sinister
- comminatory — Threatening, punitive, or vengeful.
- eerie — uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird: an eerie midnight howl.
- exploitative — In the nature of exploitation; acting to exploit someone or something.
- foreboding — a prediction; portent.
- haunted — inhabited or frequented by ghosts: a haunted castle.
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