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Meaning of "ominousness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OMINOUSNESS

ominousness  [ˈɒmɪnəsnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OMINOUSNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ominousness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OMINOUSNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ominousness

Omen

An omen is a phenomenon that is believed to foretell the future, often signifying the advent of change. Though the word "omen" is usually devoid of reference to the change's nature, hence being possibly either "good" or "bad," the term is more often used in a foreboding sense, as with the word "ominous". The origin of the word is unknown, although it may be connected with the Latin word audire, meaning "to hear."...

Definition of ominousness in the English dictionary

The definition of ominousness in the dictionary is the quality of being worrying.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OMINOUSNESS


criminousness
ˈkrɪmɪnəsnəs
fuliginousness
fjuːˈlɪdʒɪnəsnəs
glutinousness
ˈɡluːtɪnəsnəs
heinousness
ˈheɪnəsnəs
indigenousness
ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəsnəs
lanuginousness
ləˈnjuːdʒɪnəsnəs
luminousness
ˈluːmɪnəsnəs
monotonousness
məˈnɒtənəsnəs
mountainousness
ˈmaʊntɪnəsnəs
mucilaginousness
ˌmjuːsɪˈlædʒɪnəsnəs
multitudinousness
ˌmʌltɪˈtjuːdɪnəsnəs
mutinousness
ˈmjuːtɪnəsnəs
numinousness
ˈnjuːmɪnəsnəs
oleaginousness
ˌəʊlɪˈædʒɪnəsnəs
resinousness
ˈrɛzɪnəsnəs
ruinousness
ˈruːɪnəsnəs
verminousness
ˈvɜːmɪnəsnəs
vertiginousness
vɜːˈtɪdʒɪnəsnəs
villainousness
ˈvɪlənəsnəs
voluminousness
vəˈluːmɪnəsnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OMINOUSNESS

omen
omenta
omental
omentum
omer
OMG
omicron
omigod
ominous
ominously
omissible
omission
omissive
omissiveness
omit
omittance
omitted
omitter
omitting
omlah

WORDS THAT END LIKE OMINOUSNESS

biliousness
business
carelessness
consciousness
deliciousness
deviousness
flawlessness
helplessness
hilariousness
homelessness
hopelessness
lawlessness
nervousness
preciousness
restlessness
ridiculousness
righteousness
seriousness
statelessness
unconsciousness
viciousness

Synonyms and antonyms of ominousness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ominousness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OMINOUSNESS

Find out the translation of ominousness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ominousness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ominousness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

ominousness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ominoso
570 millions of speakers

English

ominousness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ominousness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ominousness
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ominousness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ominousness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ominousness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ominousness
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ominousness
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bedrohlichkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不気味さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ominousness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ominousness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ominousness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ominousness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अशुभपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ominousness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ominousness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ominousness
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ominousness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ominousness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ominousness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ominousness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ominousness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ominousness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ominousness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OMINOUSNESS»

The term «ominousness» is used very little and occupies the 178.465 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OMINOUSNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ominousness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ominousness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ominousness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OMINOUSNESS»

Discover the use of ominousness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ominousness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Felt Meanings of the World: A Metaphysics of Feeling
These intuitive feelings may vary from a suspenseful and anxious contemplation of an all-pervading ominousness, to a captivated marvelling at the miraculous presence of the whole, to a joyous feeling of global fulfillment. In these intuitions ...
Quentin Smith, 2010
2
Dreams of Crimson
... the dream too much, would only take away its mysterious. ominousness. pleasures. Moments later, the door knob turned Adrian making his way in, slowly shutting the door behind. I froze up; he was back, but for how long? Why had he left ...
Victoria Lynn Churchill, 2012
3
The Cambridge Journal
Is it because he is implying that here and everywhere in German poetry, or here and everywhere in this particular poet's (H6lderlin's) work, the sound u contributes to the effect of ominousness? Formally speaking, this might very well be a ...
T. F. D. Williams, M. Oakeshott, 1953
4
The Works of Apuleius: Comprising the Metamorphoses, Or ...
Hardly had I thus spoken, when all the servants, heaping curses upon the dreadful ominousness f of my words, snatched up whatever came to hand, and fell upon me. One began to strike me in the face with his fist, another to dig me in the ...
Apuleius, 1866
5
Lyric Powers
But what mechanism has he for bringing luminosity and ominousness into relation with each other? Actually all is luminous in Ark; the spirit's resistance to splendor can be identified here—ominousness—but not examined. Johnson was a ...
Robert von Hallberg, 2009
6
Creating States: Studies in the Performative Language of ...
... 'overactive and suspicious intellect' condemns him or her 'to see in this praise of the serpent an ominousness that is simply not there' (Surprised by Sin 156). Yet the ominousness is there for us, because of the echo of biblical language.
Angela Esterhammer, 1994
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The Old Master: A Syncretic Reading of the Laozi from the ...
The Chinese word for “ominousness” in line 10, xiang 芵, usually signifies auspiciousness, the opposite meaning. According to Lin Xiyi, however, it is often used to mean “ominousness.” The idea of considering deliberately striving to extend ...
Hongkyung Kim, 2012
8
The Oxford Handbook of Aesthetics
And this suggests either that the kind of understanding proposed above, of austerity, serenity, ominousness, and majesty, is mistaken—'majestic' could of course be understood to import the ideas of dignity and nobility, properties that a  ...
Jerrold Levinson, 2003
9
Aspects of Form and Genre in the Poetry of Edwin Morgan
The familiar relationships between tangible things were to be abolished in order to reveal their hidden ominousness. The alienation (Verfremdung: render strano) is achieved through the blending of heterogeneouselements,through sharp ...
Rodney Stenning Edgecombe, 2003
10
The Seventies: The Age of Glitter in Popular Culture
Few' were sure of what was coming down, Nixon included, and they had difficulty fending off ominousness. It looked as if the effort to keep the whole antiwar effort nonviolent might just be borne away by tiny renegade guerrilla groups, most of ...
Shelton Waldrep, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OMINOUSNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ominousness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The greatest moments of the weekend - from Noel Gallagher to Wolf …
... bringing stratospheric ominousness and spine-chillingly moments of darkness between the light. Loaded with grit, like a classic grunge guitar ... «Gigwise, Jul 15»
2
Eifman and the LA Ballet, plus LA Phil closes the Disney season
Would this troupe of dancers, dedicated to the tutu-and-tiara style of New York City Ballet, have any idea what the weighty ominousness of the ... «LA Observed, Jun 15»
3
In the Design District core, good shows still flourish
... officials call “an added edge of intensity and ominousness … that reflects the fragmentation, challenges and diversity of the times we live in.” ... «Dallas Morning News, Jun 15»
4
Insidious: Chapter 3
The film is high on ominousness, especially those dark atmospherics when Elise slips into the 'Further', a place fraught with danger. With the ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
5
Music Shows With a Brooklyn Feel, but Getting to Them Is a Hike
Drew Gibson, a guitarist who goes by Katrina Stonehart, did nothing to dispel the ominousness. He set up deep inside the house, in a cramped ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
6
Music Review: Nature Ganganbaigal – 'To Where Tengger Leads Me'
The tempo and intensity significantly decrease and a certain darkness, to the point of ominousness, is allowed in. This is where the hero ... «Blogcritics, Jun 15»
7
Eminem's New Song Is Everything Wrong With Recent Eminem
His recent Shady XV, which was meant to showcase his label's talent, was filled with dull beats and cheesy ominousness, kind of like ... «Mic, Jun 15»
8
The Whispers Review: A Captivating Mystery That Will Hopefully …
It still looks like an ABC drama, of course, but there are enough off-kilter camera angles that the ominousness is present without getting overwhelming. In the end ... «Cinema Blend, May 15»
9
Review: 'Sunset Edge,' Where Mysteries Lurk at an Abandoned …
The film tries to build a horror-movie ominousness with suspenseful flourishes on the soundtrack and such, but the dialogue is so sparse that ... «New York Times, May 15»
10
Brooklyn Artist Darkclouds Brings His Dark, Ominous Art To the Streets
... there's still a sense of ominousness to the clouds themselves that hover overhead. Always a sense of impending doom, often even looking like dripping brains. «RYOT, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Ominousness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ominousness>. May 2024 ».
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