portent

por·tent  (pôrtnt, pr-)

n.

1. An indication of something important or calamitous about to occur; an omen.

2. Prophetic or threatening significance: signs full of portent.

3. Something amazing or marvelous; a prodigy.

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[Latin portentum, from neuter past participle of portendere, to portend; see portend.]

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portent

Noun

1. a sign of a future event

2. great or ominous significance: matters of great portent

3. a marvel [Latin portentum sign]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

portent - a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle" omen, prognostic, prognostication, presage, prodigy augury, foretoken, preindication, sign - an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God" auspice - a favorable omen foreboding - an unfavorable omen death knell - an omen of death or destruction

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portent

noun omen, sign, warning, threat, indication, premonition, foreshadowing, foreboding, harbinger, presage, forewarning, prognostication, augury, presentiment, prognostic

Translations

portent [ˈpɔːtɛnt] n → presagio, augurio

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portent [ˈpɔːtɛnt] n → présage m

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portent [ˈpɔːtɛnt] n → Vorzeichen nt

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portent [ˈpɔːtɛnt] n → presagio