omen C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˈoʊmən/ UK /ˈəʊmən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a sign or event regarded as foretelling good or bad fortune The sailors took the calm sea as a good omen for the voyage ahead. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a sign or event regarded as... portentsignaugurypresageforetokenharbingerauspice Word family Derived forms omenedominous Related forms ominousabominateabominable Etymology AI details From Latin 'omen' ('a foreboding sign, prognostic'), of uncertain origin, perhaps from an earlier *osmen related to the notion of utterance or hearing. omen Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # omen **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈoʊmən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈəʊmən/ ## Meanings 1. a sign or event regarded as foretelling good or bad fortune ## Examples - The sailors took the calm sea as a good omen for the voyage ahead. ## Synonyms - portent - sign - augury - presage - foretoken - harbinger - auspice ## Derived Forms - omened - ominous ## Related Forms - ominous - abominate - abominable ## Roots and Affixes - Root: omen ## Etymology From Latin 'omen' ('a foreboding sign, prognostic'), of uncertain origin, perhaps from an earlier *osmen related to the notion of utterance or hearing. ## AI Etymology Omen is from Latin 'omen' ('a foreboding sign, prognostic'), of uncertain origin, perhaps from an earlier *osmen related to the notion of utterance or hearing. Important recorded forms include omen (Latin). Its earlier history remains partly uncertain, so the etymological chain is best treated cautiously. In current use it covers a sign or event regarded as foretelling good or bad fortune. The wider family includes derived forms such as omened and ominous and related words such as ominous, abominate, and abominable. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown