- ominousness
- noun see ominous
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
ominousness
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ominousness — ominous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen. DERIVATIVES ominously adverb ominousness noun. ORIGIN Latin ominosus, from omen omen … English terms dictionary
Ominousness — Ominous Om i*nous, a. [L. ominosus, fr. omen. See {Omen}.] Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant; portentous; formerly used both in a favorable and unfavorable sense; now chiefly in the latter;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ominousness — See ominously. * * * … Universalium
ominousness — noun The quality of being ominous … Wiktionary
ominousness — É‘mɪnÉ™snɪs / É’m n. that which is or foreshadows an evil omen; threatening; portentous … English contemporary dictionary
ominousness — om·i·nous·ness … English syllables
ominousness — noun ( es) : the quality or state of being ominous … Useful english dictionary
ominous — adjective Date: 1580 being or exhibiting an omen ; portentous; especially foreboding or foreshadowing evil ; inauspicious • ominously adverb • ominousness noun Synonyms: ominous, portentous, fateful mean havi … New Collegiate Dictionary
The Final Cut (band) — The Final Cut is an industrial music group, consisting mainly of Detroit s Tony Srock. BioThe Final Cut has been an international underground electronic music enigma since emerging from the late 80 s Detroit underground. Final Cut began when… … Wikipedia
ominous — ominously, adv. ominousness, n. /om euh neuhs/, adj. 1. portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious: an ominous bank of dark clouds. 2. having the significance of an omen. [1580 90; < L ominosus portentous, equiv. to omin (s.… … Universalium
