portentousness

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noun

The quality of being portentous

OriginEnglish portentous ← Middle English portentuous ← Latin portentōsus →
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Meanings

noun
  1. The quality of being portentous

    Despite the portentousness of its title, La France remains a close and intimate work that sustains its singularity to the end.

    2008 July 8, Fernando F. Croce, “La France”, in Slant Magazine

Synonyms & antonyms

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significance

Origin

  1. Latinportendō
  2. Latinportentum
  3. Latinportentōsus
  4. Middle Frenchportentueux
  5. Latinportentōsus
  6. Middle Englishportentuous
  7. Englishportentous
  8. Englishportentousness

From portentous + -ness.

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APA

portentousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portentousness

MLA

“portentousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portentousness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “portentousness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portentousness.

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