omen
omens; omened; omening
An omen is an event or happening that you take as sign of something to come. It’s believed to be a bad omen if a black cat crosses your path or if it rains on your wedding day.
Omens generally get a bad rap — that's probably because a lot of them predict bad stuff, at least according to superstition. But the interpretation of omens really depends on the country and culture. What's considered an ominous sign in one place might mean a lifetime of good luck somewhere else. Oscar Wilde once wrote that, “There is no such thing as an omen. Destiny does not send us heralds. She is too wise or too cruel for that.”
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a sign of something about to happen“he looked for an omen before going into battle”
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synonyms:
portent, presage, prodigy, prognostic, prognostication
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types:
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auspice
a favorable omen
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foreboding
an unfavorable omen
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death knell
an omen of death or destruction
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type of:
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augury, foretoken, preindication, sign
an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come
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auspice
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indicate by signs
Vocabulary lists containing omen
Although ten-year-old Comfort Snowberger grew up in a family that runs a funeral parlor, she must learn to confront the feelings of loss after death suddenly hits close to home.
Based on a true story, this historical novel follows twelve-year-old Petra and her family as they flee their home during the Mexican Revolution and travel through battlefields and deserts to find a better life in the United States.
Haunted by the memories of a fire that killed her parents, fifteen-year old Addy must lead her friends to safety after encountering a forest fire during a summer wilderness program.
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