portent

Pronunciation: /ˈpɔɹtɛnt/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a sign of something about to happen

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin portentum, participle of portendere, from portendō (“to predict, to foretell”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

omen, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
augury
Narrower (hyponyms)
foreboding, auspice, death knell

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