Associations to the word «Portent»
Noun
- Omen
- Prodigy
- Apparition
- Divination
- Doom
- Sign
- Comet
- Auspice
- Superstition
- Chastity
- Astrology
- Prophecy
- Allah
- Awe
- Eclipse
- Babylon
- Believer
- Seer
- Disaster
- Oracle
- Lightning
- Menace
- Miracle
- Startling
- Heaven
- Sky
- Phenomenon
- Mankind
- Wrath
- Zeus
- Swarm
- Future
- Dream
- Occurrence
- Roman
- Fisherman
- Warning
- Hue
- Sacrifice
- Ghost
- Birth
- Restraint
- Earthquake
- Horizon
- Evil
- Thunder
- Misfortune
- Destruction
- Peril
- Full
- Revolt
- Cloud
- Interpretation
- Chronicle
- Vision
- Revelation
- Meaning
- Wonder
Adjective
Wiktionary
PORTENT, noun. Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen.
PORTENT, noun. A portending; significance; as, a howl of dire portent.
PORTENT, noun. Something regarded as portentous; a marvel; prodigy.
Dictionary definition
PORTENT, noun. A sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle".
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