characterized by or pertaining to emotion: the emotive and rational capacities of humankind. productive of or directed toward the emotions: Artistic distortion is often an emotive use of form.
portent. n. 1. a sign or indication of a future event, esp a momentous or calamitous one; omen. 2. momentous or ominous significance: a cry of dire portent. 3. a miraculous occurrence; marvel. [C16: from Latin portentum sign, omen, from portendere to portend].
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com. Ominous, portentous, threatening, menacing, fateful are adjectives describing that which forebodes a serious, significant, and often harmful outcome. Ominous, derived from omen âa predictor of outcomes,â usually suggests evil or damaging eventualities: ominous storm clouds; an ominous silence. Portentous, although it may suggest evil results, often stresses a momentous or very important outcome: a portentous moment in history; a portentous escalation of hostilities.