adj
ominous
O-mih-nuhs
adj
1
Suggesting that something bad is about to happen; threatening or foreboding.
"Dark clouds gathered in an ominous sky before the storm."
"His silence felt ominous after such a heated argument."
How to Use Ominous
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishGiving a sense that something bad is coming.
Common pairings
ominous silence
ominous sign
ominous clouds
Word Forms
more ominous comparative, most ominous superlative
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Etymology
From Latin ominosus, "full of foreboding," from omen.