Associations to the word «Ominous»
Noun
- Growl
- Stillness
- Rumble
- Lull
- Silence
- Looming
- Warning
- Murmur
- Rustling
- Dark
- Cloud
- Vast
- Scowl
- Roar
- Rattle
- Hum
- Quiet
- Thunder
- Thud
- Sign
- Omen
- Hiss
- Frown
- Crack
- Grinding
- Gloom
- Calm
- Familiar
- Prophecy
- Clatter
- Sound
- Tone
- Glare
- Bulge
- Shiver
- Gleam
- Blackness
- Groan
- Deliberation
- Haze
- Chord
- Cracking
- Sky
- Dread
- Silent
- Humming
- Parallel
- Raven
- Softness
- Ringing
- Horizon
- Shadow
- Tinge
- Silhouette
- Menace
- Purple
- Chanting
- Riff
- Connotation
Adjective
Wiktionary
OMINOUS, adjective. Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant.
OMINOUS, adjective. Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen; threatening; portentous; inauspicious.
Dictionary definition
OMINOUS, adjective. Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly".
OMINOUS, adjective. Presaging ill fortune; "ill omens"; "ill predictions"; "my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"- P.B.Shelley; "a dead and ominous silence prevailed"; "a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government".
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