adjective · rare

ominous

o·mi·nous

ominous · more ominous · most ominous

пророчий, провісницький, зловіщий

зловещий, предвещающий

bedrohlich, unheilvoll, ahnungsvoll, ominös

Of or pertaining to an omen or to omensOf or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant.

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UK/ˈɒmɪnəs/US/ˈɑmɪnəs/

» That sounds ominous.

Это звучит зловеще.

Це звучить зловісно.

Звучить зловісно.

Meaning

2 senses

Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant.
ahnungsvoll
предвеща́ющийpredveščájuščij
прові́сницькийprovísnycʹkyj, проро́чийproróčyj
Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen
California poll support for Jerry Brown's tax increases has ominous implications for U.S. taxpayers too Los Angeles Times Headline April 25, 2011
bedrohlich, ominös, unheilvoll
злове́щийzlovéščij
злові́щийzlovíščyj

More definitions

presaging ill fortune
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

Examples

20 sentences

That sounds ominous.
Це звучить зловісно.
ruЭто звучит зловеще.
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That sure sounds ominous.
ruЭто, конечно, звучит зловеще.
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His ominous words did not deter Mary.
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From somewhere in the distance came an ominous rumble.
ruОткуда-то издалека донёсся зловещий гул.
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The sky looks ominous. I wonder if it will rain.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen:

giving indication of a coming ill:

Русский

By meaning 2

of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen:

giving indication of a coming ill:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen:

giving indication of a coming ill:

Origin

From Latin ōminōsus (“full of foreboding”), from ōmen (“forbidden fruit, omen”), from Old

From Latin ōminōsus (“full of foreboding”), from ōmen (“forbidden fruit, omen”), from Old Latin osmen, of uncertain origin, with many origins proposed (see ōmen).

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