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- DictionaryPor·tent/ˈpôrˌtent/
noun
- 1. a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen: "they believed that wild birds in the house were portents of death"
- 2. an exceptional or wonderful person or thing: literary "what portent can be greater than a pious notary?"
PORTENT meaning: 1. a sign that something bad is likely to happen in the future: 2. a sign that something bad is…. Learn more.
A portent is an omen of something momentous, which can be good, but is more often negative. You can use portent to mean a magical foretelling or symbol, but you can also use it to talk about something real, the way you could describe big, dark storm clouds as a portent of a thunderstorm.
4 days ago · A portent is something that indicates what is likely to happen in the future. [formal] The savage civil war there could be a portent of what's to come in the rest of the region. [ + of] I hope this is a portent for the rest of the year. As for her engagement with Adam, I would say the portents are gloomy.
por·tent. (pôr′tĕnt′) n. 1. An indication of something important or calamitous about to occur; an omen. 2. Prophetic or threatening significance: signs full of portent. 3. Archaic Something amazing or marvelous; a prodigy.
a sign or warning of something that is going to happen in the future, especially when it is something unpleasant synonym omen. The event proved to be a portent of the disaster that was to come. We shall try to reach an agreement but the portents are not good.
portent meaning, definition, what is portent: a sign or warning that something is goin...: Learn more.
noun. /ˈpɔrtɛnt/. (literary) a sign or warning of something that is going to happen in the future, especially when it is something unpleasant synonym omen The event proved to be a portent of the disaster that was to come.
