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The meaning of OMINOUS is being or exhibiting an omen : portentous; especially : foreboding or foreshadowing evil : inauspicious. How to use ominous in a sentence. Did you know?
OMINOUS definition: 1. suggesting that something unpleasant is likely to happen: 2. suggesting that something…. Learn more.
Synonyms for OMINOUS: sinister, menacing, bleak, threatening, somber, dark, portentous, foreboding; Antonyms of OMINOUS: favorable, bright, promising, benign, golden, hopeful, encouraging, prosperous.
Ominous definition: portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious. See examples of OMINOUS used in a sentence.
OMINOUS meaning: 1. suggesting that something unpleasant is likely to happen: 2. suggesting that something…. Learn more.
If something looks or sounds ominous, be careful: a threat or an unpleasant event is at hand. If you see an ominous frown on your boss's face, you're in trouble!
If you describe something as ominous, you mean that it worries you because it makes you think that something unpleasant is going to happen. There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone. The rolls of distant thunder were growing more ominous.
Definition of ominous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ŏmə-nəs. Menacing; threatening. Ominous black clouds; ominous rumblings of discontent. Of or serving as an omen; esp., having the character of an evil omen; threatening; sinister.
1. Menacing; threatening: ominous black clouds; ominous rumblings of discontent. 2. Of or being an omen, especially an evil one. [Latin ōminōsus, from ōmen, ōmin-, omen .] om′i·nous·ly adv. om′i·nous·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
