Portent (Noun)
Meaning
A sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The eerie feeling that settled in the pit of her stomach was a portent of the terrifying events that were about to unfold.
- The old wise woman read the tea leaves and declared that the shapes were a portent of good fortune.
- As the sky grew dark and the winds began to howl, the villagers saw it as a portent of the devastating storm that was approaching.
- The politician's scandal was seen by many as a portent of his eventual downfall.
- In ancient times, the alignment of the stars was considered a portent of the fate of kings and queens.