Portentous word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "portentous" word

[adjective] puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek
[adjective] of ominous significance
[adjective] of momentous or ominous significance; "such a portentous...monster raised all my curiosity"- Herman Melville; "a prodigious vision"

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\Por*tent"ous\, a. [L. portentosus.] 1. Of the nature of a portent; containing portents; foreshadowing, esp. foreshadowing ill; ominous. For, I believe, they are portentous things. --Shak. Victories of strange and almost portentous splendor. --Macaulay. 2. Hence: Monstrous; prodigious; wonderful; dreadful; as, a beast of portentous size. --Roscommon. -- {Por*tent"ous*ly}, adv. -- {Por*tent"ous*ness}, n.

Synonyms for portentous

fateful, foreboding(a), grandiloquent, important, overblown, pompous, pontifical, pretentious, prodigious, prophetic, prophetical, significant

Related terms: astonishing, baneful, black, earnest, evil-starred, exceptional, extraordinary, fabulous, fatal, grave, inauspicious, indescribable, menacing, mythical, phenomenal, prodromal, sinister, star-crossed, unexampled, unfavorable, unlucky, unpropitious

The fun area, different aproach to word »portentous«

Let's analyse "portentous" as pure text. This string has Ten letters in Three syllables and Four vowels. 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: SUOTNETROP. Average typing speed for these characters is 2590 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .--. --- .-. - . -. - --- ..- ...

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: portentous: 6 + 5 + 6 + 3 = 20, reduced: 2 . and the final result is Two.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: portentous: 7 + 6 + 9 + 2 + 5 + 5 + 2 + 6 + 3 + 1 = 46, reduced: 1, and the final result is One.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (2)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (2)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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