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portentousness en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English portentous Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English portentousness From portentous + -ness.

Meanings

  1. The quality of being portentous
    • Despite the portentousness of its title, La France remains a close and intimate work that sustains its singularity to the end. 2008 July 8, Fernando F. Croce, “La France”, in Slant Magazine:

Relateds

portentously · portentous