unforeboding

fore·bod·ing

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Definitions of unforeboding word

noun unforeboding a prediction; portent. 1
noun unforeboding a strong inner feeling or notion of a future misfortune, evil, etc.; presentiment. 1
adjective unforeboding that forebodes, especially evil. 1
adjective unforeboding not foreboding 0

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English forbodyng (noun); see forebode, -ing1, -ing2

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% 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".

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