portent
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/ˈpɔɹtənt/
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/ˈpɔɹtənt/ · /ˈpɔːtɛnt/ · /ˈpɔɹtɛnt/ · /ˈpo(ː)ɹtɛnt/ · /ˈpoətɛnt/
Definition of portent
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen.
“It was a portent of things to come.”
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noun
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Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen.
“It was a portent of things to come.”
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A portending; significance
“a howl of dire portent”
- Something regarded as portentous; a marvel; prodigy.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin portentum, participle of portendere, from portendō (“to predict, to foretell”).
Words you can make from portent
86 playable · top: POTENT (8 pts)
Best play potent 8 points6-letter words
3 words5-letter words
14 words4-letter words
28 words- NOPE 6 pts
- OPEN 6 pts
- PENT 6 pts
- PEON 6 pts
- PERT 6 pts
- POET 6 pts
- PONE 6 pts
- PORE 6 pts
- PORN 6 pts
- PORT 6 pts
- REPO 6 pts
- ROPE 6 pts
- TOPE 6 pts
- TROP 6 pts
- NETT 4 pts
- NOTE 4 pts
- RENO 4 pts
- RENT 4 pts
- ROTE 4 pts
- TENT 4 pts
- TERN 4 pts
- TONE 4 pts
- TORE 4 pts
- TORN 4 pts
- TORT 4 pts
- TOTE 4 pts
- TRET 4 pts
- TROT 4 pts
3-letter words
26 words2-letter words
14 wordsHooks
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