Definitions for omenˈoʊ mən

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

o•men*ˈoʊ mən(n.)

  1. any event believed to portend something good or evil; augury; portent.

  2. prophetic significance; presage.

  3. (v.t.)to be an omen of; portend.

  4. to divine, as if from omens.

* Syn: See sign.

Origin of omen:

1575–85; < L

Princeton's WordNet

  1. omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy(verb)

    a sign of something about to happen

    "he looked for an omen before going into battle"

  2. bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict(verb)

    indicate by signs

    "These signs bode bad news"

Wiktionary

  1. omen(Noun)

    Something which portends or is perceived to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; an augury or foreboding.

  2. omen(Noun)

    prophetic significance

    a sign of ill omen

  3. omen(Verb)

    To be an omen of.

  4. omen(Verb)

    To divine or predict from omens.

  5. Origin: From omen.


Translations for omen

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

omen(noun)

a sign of a future event

Long ago, storms were regarded as bad omens.

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