adjective · rare

portentous

por·ten·tous

portentous · more portentous · most portentous

зловещий

unheildrohend, bedeutungsschwer, hochtrabend, wichtigtuerisch

Of momentous or ominous significanceOf momentous or ominous significance.

US/pɔrˈtɛn(t)əs/

» Of late, this portentous mansion has begun to give signs of dilapidation and decay.

Meaning

3 senses

Of momentous or ominous significance.
of momentous or ominous significance
Ominously prophetic.
unheildrohend, bedeutungsschwer, hochtrabend
злове́щийzlovéščij
ominously prophetic
Puffed up with vanity.
puffed up with vanity

1 sentences

Of late, this portentous mansion has begun to give signs of dilapidation and decay.
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5 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

ominous; portending evil:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

ominous; portending evil:

vain; marvelous; prodigious; wonderful:

Of multiple origins:

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more portentous, most portentous

Comparative	more portentous Lesson
Superlative	most portentous Lesson

regular

71 synonyms

Close in meaning

4 antonyms

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