portent
/ˈpɔɹtənt//ˈpɔːtɛnt/
portent noun: something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen.
Noun
portent (plural portents)
- Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen.
- It was a portent of things to come.
- A portending; significance
- a howl of dire portent
- Something regarded as portentous; a marvel; prodigy.
portent meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
portent in Hindi
- omen
- अपशकुन apaśkun
portent in Tamil
- முன் அறிகுறி, சகுனம்
portent in Urdu
- portent
- عجوبہ ajūbā
portent in Bengali
- অশুভ লক্ষণ, চিহ্ন
More languagesFewer languages
- portent in Malayalam
- സൂചന, നിമിത്തം, ദുശ്ശകുനം, അത്ഭുതവിഷയം
- portent in Punjabi
- ਲੱਖਣ lakkhaṇ
Forms of portent
| plural | portents |
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Origin of portent
Borrowed from Latin portentum, participle of portendere, from portendō (“to predict, to foretell”).
Words formed from portent
Questions about portent
- What does portent mean?
- Portent means something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen.
- What is portent in Hindi?
- Portent in Hindi is अपशकुन (apaśkun). See Portent meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is portent?
- Portent is a noun.
- How do you pronounce portent?
- Portent is pronounced /ˈpɔɹtənt/.
- What is the plural of portent?
- The plural of portent is portents.
Words near portent in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: portent (page history and authors); portent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); عجوبہ (Urdu) (page history and authors); portent (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); portent (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਲੱਖਣ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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