English

Etymology
Latin ominosus, from omen.

Adjective
en-adj

1. Harmful, having an injurious effect
2. 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.

Translations
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Finnish: pahaenteinen(2), uhkaava(2)
French: de mauvais augure(2)
Indonesian: cekam|mencekam, gelagat buruk
Kurdish: ziyandar (1); bêyom (2), bêxêr (2), bêoxir (2)
Latin: ominosus
Polish: z�owieszczy

Synonyms
portentous
threatening

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