portent

portent

noun

Definition of PORTENT

1

something believed to be a sign or warning of a future event <a red sky in the morning can be a portent of a coming storm>

Synonyms augury, auspice, boding, foreboding, foreshadowing, portent, prefiguring, presage

Related Words forerunner, harbinger, herald, precursor; foretaste, hint, inkling, intimation, suggestion; forewarning; forecast, foretelling, prediction, prognostication, prophecy (also prophesy); badge, mark, note, token; divination

2

something extraordinary or surprising <a scout was sent to have a look at this teenage pitcher who was supposed to be the latest portent of the baseball world>

Synonyms caution, flash, marvel, miracle, phenomenon, portent, prodigy, sensation, splendor

Related Words curiosity, sight, spectacle; beauty, corker, crackerjack (also crackajack), dandy, jim-dandy, knockout; apparition, appearance