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portent::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | omen, presage, prodigy, prognostic, prognostication |
| Type of | foretoken, preindication, sign, augury |
| Has types | foreboding, auspice, death knell |
| Derivation | portend, portentous |
Examples of portent
portent
What began without clear public interest thus gathered portent as it went along.
From the guardian.co.uk
That portent of things to come took only four-plus hours to unfold for Mickelson.
From the lohud.com
Last week's cover-buster against Denver was portent for a slaughter in San Diego.
From the time.com
Yet this too was a historic adventure, an uncertain portent for mankind's future.
From the time.com
The appearance of a ghost has often been regarded as an omen or portent of death.
From the en.wikipedia.org
This intense, unsettling novel can be read as a portent of the Congo's future.
From the online.wsj.com
Her very arrival is both a disappointment and a portent of the problems ahead.
From the independent.co.uk
Look upon this as an adventure instead of a portent of doom for your relationship.
From the kansas.com
Not that it's a benchmark, a signpost, a portent for most major-league franchises.
From the post-gazette.com
- Omen: a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle"
- An omen (also called portent or presage) is a phenomenon that is believed to foretell the future, often signifying the advent of change. ...
- The Portent is a comic book by Peter Bergting, published by Image Comics. Bergting writes, draws and colors the comic himself. ...
- Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen; A portending; significance; as, a howl of dire portent; Something regarded as portentous; a marvel; prodigy
- (Portents) Warnings or secret signs manifested in prodigies.
- An omen of a momentous event happening in the future.
- Forewarning of something to be feared; hint or indication of a future undesired event or consequence.
- A sign relating to future events.
- The Millennium Dome.
