Portentous
pronunciation: pɔrtentəs
part of speech: adjective
portentoso1 = portentous.
Example: Before me stretched the portentous menacing road of a new decade.
portentoso2 = portentous ; prodigious.
Example: This novel is once again a most peculiar combination of broad farce and portentous significance.Example: The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships.
Portentoso synonyms
pretentious
in spanish: pretencioso,
pronunciation: pritenʃəs
part of speech: adjective
important
in spanish: importante,
pronunciation: ɪmpɔrtənt
part of speech: adjective
significant
in spanish: significativo,
pronunciation: səgnɪfɪkənt
part of speech: adjective
pompous
in spanish: pomposo,
pronunciation: pɑmpəs
part of speech: adjective
prodigious
in spanish: prodigioso,
pronunciation: prədɪdʒəs
part of speech: adjective
foreboding
in spanish: presentimiento,
pronunciation: fɔrboʊdɪŋ
part of speech: noun
prophetic
in spanish: profético,
pronunciation: prəfetɪk
part of speech: adjective
grandiloquent
in spanish: grandilocuente,
pronunciation: grændɪləkwənt
part of speech: adjective
fateful
in spanish: fatídico,
pronunciation: feɪtfəl
part of speech: adjective
overblown
in spanish: marchito,
pronunciation: oʊvɜrbloʊn
part of speech: adjective
pontifical
in spanish: pontifical,
pronunciation: pɑntɪfəkəl
part of speech: adjective
prophetical
in spanish: profético,
pronunciation: prəfetɪkəl
part of speech: adjective