"ominous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɒmɪnəs/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɑmɪnəs/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ominous.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more ominous [comparative], most ominous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin ōminōsus (“full of foreboding”), from ōmen (“forbidden fruit, omen”), from ōs (“the mouth”) + -men. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|ōminōsus||full of foreboding}} Latin ōminōsus (“full of foreboding”), {{m|la|ōmen||forbidden fruit, omen}} ōmen (“forbidden fruit, omen”), {{m|la|ōs||the mouth}} ōs (“the mouth”), {{m|la|-men}} -men Head templates: {{en-adj}} ominous (comparative more ominous, superlative most ominous)
  1. Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant. Translations (of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen): зловещ (zlovešt) (Bulgarian), злокобен (zlokoben) (Bulgarian), ominós (Catalan), 不祥 (bùxiáng) (Chinese Mandarin), varslende (Danish), onheilspellend (Dutch), omena (Esperanto), enteellinen (Finnish), ავბედი (avbedi) (Georgian), ominös (German), ahnungsvoll (German), schicksalsschwer (German), unheilschwanger (German), ominózus (Hungarian), predittivo [masculine] (Italian), 不吉 (fukitsu) (alt: ふきつ) (Japanese), злокобен (zlokoben) (Macedonian), зловестен (zlovesten) (Macedonian), tamaki (Maori), ominoso (Portuguese), agourento [masculine] (Portuguese), sinistru (Romanian), prevestitor (Romanian), предвеща́ющий (predveščájuščij) (Russian), ominoso (Spanish), siniestro (Spanish), ominös (Swedish), olycksbådande (Swedish), illavarslande (Swedish), అరిష్ట సూచకమైన (ariṣṭa sūcakamaina) (Telugu), прові́сницький (provísnycʹkyj) (Ukrainian), проро́чий (proróčyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-ominous-en-adj-j8fAFe6L Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen': 82 18
  2. Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen Synonyms: threatening, portentous, inauspicious Translations (giving indication of a coming ill): ἀπαίσιος (apaísios) (Ancient Greek), չարագուշակ (čʻaragušak) (Armenian), ominós (Catalan), zlověstný (Czech), ildevarslende (Danish), uheldsvanger (Danish), onheilspellend (Dutch), kurjakuulutav (Estonian), pahaendeline (Estonian), pahaenteinen (Finnish), uhkaava (Finnish), de mauvais augure (French), omineux (French), menaçant (French), sinistre (French), ავბედი (avbedi) (Georgian), unheilsschwanger (German), verhängnisvoll (German), unheilvoll (German), unheilbringend (German), baljós (Hungarian), baljóslatú (Hungarian), malaugurante (Italian), infausto [masculine] (Italian), nefasto [masculine] (Italian), dīrus (Latin), злокобен (zlokoben) (Macedonian), зловестен (zlovesten) (Macedonian), tamaki (Maori), złowróżbny (Polish), złowieszczy (Polish), agourento [masculine] (Portuguese), ominoso [masculine] (Portuguese), fatidic (Romanian), de rău augur (Romanian), злове́щий (zlovéščij) (Russian), ominoso (Spanish), agorero (Spanish), illavarslande (Swedish), olycksbådande (Swedish), అశుభసూచకమైన (aśubhasūcakamaina) (Telugu), uğursuz (Turkish), meşum (Turkish), kara (Turkish), злові́щий (zlovíščyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-ominous-en-adj-XA9iQdB- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of 'giving indication of a coming ill': 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: foreboding, portentous, sinister Derived forms: ominously, ominousness
Related terms: omen, abomination, ominous sign, ominous silence, ominous warning, ominous cloud, ominous note, ominous sound, ominous shadow, ominous threat, ominous music, ominous tone, ominous implication, ominous message, ominous presence, ominous development, ominous voice, ominous portent, ominous turn, ominous sky, ominous figure, ominous dream, ominous event, ominous trend, ominous change, ominous day, ominous beginning, ominous growl, ominous cry, ominous signal, ominous pattern

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          "ref": "1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 9, page 324",
          "text": "In Cornouaille, Brittany, it is popularly believed that the weather of the last six days of December and the first six of January prognosticates the weather of the twelve months; but in other parts of Brittany it is the first twelve days of January that are supposed to be ominous of the weather for the year.",
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          "word": "ominós"
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          "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
          "word": "不祥"
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          "lang": "Danish",
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          "word": "varslende"
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          "word": "onheilspellend"
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
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          "word": "enteellinen"
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          "word": "ominös"
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          "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
          "word": "ominózus"
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
          "tags": [
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          "alt": "ふきつ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "fukitsu",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
          "word": "不吉"
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          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "zlokoben",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
          "word": "злокобен"
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          "word": "зловестен"
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          "word": "tamaki"
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          "word": "sinistru"
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          "_dis1": "82 18",
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
          "word": "prevestitor"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "predveščájuščij",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
          "word": "предвеща́ющий"
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          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
          "word": "ominoso"
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          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
          "word": "siniestro"
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          "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
          "word": "ominös"
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        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
          "word": "olycksbådande"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
          "word": "illavarslande"
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          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "ariṣṭa sūcakamaina",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
          "word": "అరిష్ట సూచకమైన"
        },
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          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "provísnycʹkyj",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
          "word": "прові́сницький"
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          "_dis1": "82 18",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "proróčyj",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
          "word": "проро́чий"
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        {
          "text": "California poll support for Jerry Brown's tax increases has ominous implications for U.S. taxpayers too Los Angeles Times Headline April 25, 2011"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012 April 29, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired 10/29/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)",
          "text": "The idea of a merchant selling both totems of pure evil and frozen yogurt (he calls it frogurt!) is amusing in itself, as is the idea that frogurt could be cursed, but it’s really the Shopkeeper’s quicksilver shift from ominous doomsaying to chipper salesmanship that sells the sequence.",
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          "word": "չարագուշակ"
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          "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
          "word": "ominós"
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
          "word": "zlověstný"
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
          "word": "ildevarslende"
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          "code": "da",
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          "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
          "word": "uheldsvanger"
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          "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
          "word": "onheilspellend"
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          "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
          "word": "kurjakuulutav"
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          "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
          "word": "pahaendeline"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
          "word": "pahaenteinen"
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        {
          "_dis1": "9 91",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
          "word": "uhkaava"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
          "word": "de mauvais augure"
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          "_dis1": "9 91",
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
          "word": "omineux"
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
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        {
          "_dis1": "9 91",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
          "word": "sinistre"
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          "_dis1": "9 91",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "avbedi",
          "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
          "word": "ავბედი"
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          "_dis1": "9 91",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
          "word": "unheilsschwanger"
        },
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          "_dis1": "9 91",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
          "word": "verhängnisvoll"
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        {
          "_dis1": "9 91",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
          "word": "unheilvoll"
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          "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
          "word": "unheilbringend"
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        {
          "_dis1": "9 91",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "apaísios",
          "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
          "word": "ἀπαίσιος"
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        {
          "_dis1": "9 91",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
          "word": "baljós"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 91",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
          "word": "baljóslatú"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 91",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
          "word": "malaugurante"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 91",
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          "_dis1": "9 91",
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          "_dis1": "9 91",
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          "tags": [
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        {
          "_dis1": "9 91",
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
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          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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          "_dis1": "9 91",
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        {
          "_dis1": "9 91",
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
          "word": "de rău augur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 91",
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          "word": "злове́щий"
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          "_dis1": "9 91",
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        },
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          "_dis1": "9 91",
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          "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
          "word": "illavarslande"
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          "_dis1": "9 91",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
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          "word": "olycksbådande"
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        },
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          "word": "uğursuz"
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          "_dis1": "9 91",
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
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        {
          "_dis1": "9 91",
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
          "word": "kara"
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          "_dis1": "9 91",
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        }
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    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Requests for review of Indonesian translations",
    "Requests for review of Latin translations",
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      "word": "ominous silence"
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      "word": "ominous development"
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      "word": "ominous sky"
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      "word": "ominous dream"
    },
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    },
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      "word": "ominous trend"
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      "word": "ominous change"
    },
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      "word": "ominous beginning"
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      "word": "ominous growl"
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      "word": "ominous cry"
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      "word": "ominous signal"
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          "text": "In Cornouaille, Brittany, it is popularly believed that the weather of the last six days of December and the first six of January prognosticates the weather of the twelve months; but in other parts of Brittany it is the first twelve days of January that are supposed to be ominous of the weather for the year.",
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          "text": "California poll support for Jerry Brown's tax increases has ominous implications for U.S. taxpayers too Los Angeles Times Headline April 25, 2011"
        },
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          "text": "The idea of a merchant selling both totems of pure evil and frozen yogurt (he calls it frogurt!) is amusing in itself, as is the idea that frogurt could be cursed, but it’s really the Shopkeeper’s quicksilver shift from ominous doomsaying to chipper salesmanship that sells the sequence.",
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        }
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          "word": "threatening"
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        {
          "word": "portentous"
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          "word": "inauspicious"
        }
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zlovešt",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "зловещ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zlokoben",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "злокобен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "ominós"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "bùxiáng",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "不祥"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "varslende"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "onheilspellend"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "omena"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "enteellinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "avbedi",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "ავბედი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "ominös"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "ahnungsvoll"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "schicksalsschwer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "unheilschwanger"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "ominózus"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "predittivo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ふきつ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "fukitsu",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "不吉"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zlokoben",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "злокобен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zlovesten",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "зловестен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "tamaki"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "ominoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "agourento"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "sinistru"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "prevestitor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "predveščájuščij",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "предвеща́ющий"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "ominoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "siniestro"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "ominös"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "olycksbådande"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "illavarslande"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "ariṣṭa sūcakamaina",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "అరిష్ట సూచకమైన"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "provísnycʹkyj",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "прові́сницький"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "proróčyj",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen",
      "word": "проро́чий"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "čʻaragušak",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "չարագուշակ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "ominós"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "zlověstný"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "ildevarslende"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "uheldsvanger"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "onheilspellend"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "kurjakuulutav"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "pahaendeline"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "pahaenteinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "uhkaava"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "de mauvais augure"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "omineux"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "menaçant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "sinistre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "avbedi",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "ავბედი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "unheilsschwanger"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "verhängnisvoll"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "unheilvoll"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "unheilbringend"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "apaísios",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "ἀπαίσιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "baljós"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "baljóslatú"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "malaugurante"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "infausto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nefasto"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "dīrus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zlokoben",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "злокобен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zlovesten",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "зловестен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "tamaki"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "złowróżbny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "złowieszczy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "agourento"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ominoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "fatidic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "de rău augur"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zlovéščij",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "злове́щий"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "ominoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "agorero"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "illavarslande"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "olycksbådande"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "aśubhasūcakamaina",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "అశుభసూచకమైన"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "uğursuz"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "meşum"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "kara"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zlovíščyj",
      "sense": "giving indication of a coming ill",
      "word": "злові́щий"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ominous"
}

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