English Explanatory Dictionary

omen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.
  2. A thing of prophetic significance.
verb
  1. To be an omen of.
  2. To divine or predict from omens.

Pronunciation

/ˈəʊ̯mən/ /ˈɵ̞ʊ̯mən/ /ˈoʊ̯mən/ /ˈɔʊ̯mən/ en-us-omen.ogg

Word forms

omen omens omening omened

Etymology

From Latin ōmen (“foreboding, omen”).

Synonyms

augury auspice foreshadowing foretoken forewarning harbinger herald hint indication oracle portent prediction prophecy sign signal token warning danger sign straw in the wind omen prognostic forecast presage writing on the wall prognosticate betoken foretell portend foreshadow bode augur prefigure predict auspicate

Related words

ominous abomination oracle predict augury foreboding portend portent stars are aligned

Derived words

absit omen bird of ill omen omenic omenless
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