English noun: portent | |||
1. | portent (event) a sign of something about to happen | ||
Samples | He looked for an omen before going into battle. | ||
Synonyms | omen, presage, prodigy, prognostic, prognostication | ||
Broader (hypernym) | augury, foretoken, preindication, sign | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | auspice, death knell, foreboding | ||