a. [ L. ominosus, fr. omen. See Omen. ] Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant; portentous; -- formerly used both in a favorable and unfavorable sense; now chiefly in the latter; foreboding or foreshowing evil; inauspicious; as, an ominous dread. [ 1913 Webster ]

He had a good ominous name to have made a peace. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

In the heathen worship of God, a sacrifice without a heart was accounted ominous. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Om"i*nous*ly, adv. -- Om"i*nous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

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ominously

(adv) in an ominous manner, Example:the sun darkened ominously

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

凶

[凶, xiōng] ominous; inauspicious; famine; crop failure #5748

不祥

[不祥, bù xiáng] ominous; inauspicious #28573

不吉利

[不吉利, bù jí lì] ominous

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怪しい(P);妖しい

[あやしい, ayashii] (adj-i) (1) (怪しい only) suspicious; dubious; doubtful; dodgy; suspicious (referring to a potential amorous relation); dangerous (e.g. financial situation); ominous (e.g. weather); strange; shady; fishy; (2) (See いろっぽい) charming; bewitching; mysterious; (P) #12884

縁起の悪い

[えんぎのわるい, enginowarui] (adj-i) ominous; ill-omened; sinister

禍禍しい;禍々しい;曲が曲がしい;曲曲しい;曲々しい

[まがまがしい, magamagashii] (adj-i) (1) (uk) ominous; sinister; unlucky; ill-omened; (2) annoying; (3) appearing to be true

禍言;禍事

[まがごと;まがこと, magagoto ; magakoto] (n) (1) (esp. 禍言) ominous word; ill-omened word; (2) (esp. 禍事) misfortune

怪鳥;化鳥

[けちょう;かいちょう(怪鳥), kechou ; kaichou ( kaichou )] (n) (See 鵺・1) suspicious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; ominous bird; apparition transformed into a bird

底気味悪い;底気味わるい

[そこきみわるい, sokokimiwarui] (adj-i) strange; eerie; ominous

不気味(P);無気味

[ぶきみ, bukimi] (adj-na, n) weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly; (P)

不吉

[ふきつ, fukitsu] (adj-na, n) ominous; sinister; bad luck; ill omen; inauspiciousness; (P)

不祥

[ふしょう, fushou] (adj-na, n) disgraceful; inauspicious; ill-omened; ominous; scandalous

末恐ろしい

[すえおそろしい, sueosoroshii] (adj-i) ominous; likely to grow worse

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

ahnungsvoll; ominös { adj } | ahnungsvollerer | am ahnungsvollsten

ominous | more omimous | most ominous

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