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portentous
adjective
por·ten·tous pȯr-ˈten-təs 
portentously adverb
portentousness noun
Did you know?
At the heart of portentous is portent, a word for an omen or sign, which comes to us from the Latin noun portentum of the same meaning. And indeed, the first uses of portentous did refer to omens. The second sense of portentous, describing that which is extremely impressive, developed in the 16th century. A third definition—"grave, solemn, significant"—was then added to the second edition of Webster's New International Dictionary in 1934. The word's connotations, however, have since moved into less estimable territory. It now frequently describes both the pompous and the excessive.
Synonyms
Example Sentences
an eerie and portentous stillness hung over the camp the night before the battle in 1969 people regarded the first landing on the moon as a truly portentous event
Recent Examples on the Web But the phrase feels more portentous than exhilarating, given the source. 
Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 Her singing voice is a magisterial thing — epic and portentous, even a little scary. Owen Myers, EW.com, 30 June 2022 The first sentence sounds the alarm in a portentous poetic rhythm (The fight is here). Susan J. Wolfson, The Atlantic, 18 June 2022 Recent public declarations from Garland, whose spokespeople did not respond to multiple requests for interviews with him or his top aides, regarding where the investigation is headed have been portentous, but also ambiguous. Mark Hosenball, The New Republic, 13 June 2022 Occasionally, a voice-over will intone portentous, poetic, and obscure observations. Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2022 One episode, complete with portentous flashbacks, is partly dedicated to her difficult relationship with her fraudster father, the traumatic loss of her brother to cancer, and her fears of abandonment. The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022 The president will sign the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act — which speeds up the process of sending aid to Ukraine — on Monday, the anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat, and a day of portentous significance in Russia. Washington Post, 7 May 2022 There are mysteries that are obvious or boring, so many portentous clues about characters' futures. Darren Franich, EW.com, 11 May 2022 See More
Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 Her singing voice is a magisterial thing — epic and portentous, even a little scary. Owen Myers, EW.com, 30 June 2022 The first sentence sounds the alarm in a portentous poetic rhythm (The fight is here). Susan J. Wolfson, The Atlantic, 18 June 2022 Recent public declarations from Garland, whose spokespeople did not respond to multiple requests for interviews with him or his top aides, regarding where the investigation is headed have been portentous, but also ambiguous. Mark Hosenball, The New Republic, 13 June 2022 Occasionally, a voice-over will intone portentous, poetic, and obscure observations. Peter Keough, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2022 One episode, complete with portentous flashbacks, is partly dedicated to her difficult relationship with her fraudster father, the traumatic loss of her brother to cancer, and her fears of abandonment. The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2022 The president will sign the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act — which speeds up the process of sending aid to Ukraine — on Monday, the anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat, and a day of portentous significance in Russia. Washington Post, 7 May 2022 There are mysteries that are obvious or boring, so many portentous clues about characters' futures. Darren Franich, EW.com, 11 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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