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Portension
Portension Por*ten"sion, n. The act of foreshowing; foreboding. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
Portent
Portent Por*tent" (?; 277), n. [L. portentum. See Portend.] That which portends, or foretoken; esp., that which portends evil; a sign of coming calamity; an omen; a sign. --Shak. My loss by dire portents the god foretold. --Dryden.
Portentive
Portentive Por*tent"ive, a. Presaging; foreshadowing.
Portentous
Portentous Por*tent"ous, a. [L. portentosus.] 1. Of the nature of a portent; containing portents; foreshadowing, esp. foreshadowing ill; ominous. For, I believe, they are portentous things. --Shak. Victories of strange and almost portentous splendor. --Macaulay. 2. Hence: Monstrous; prodigious; wonderful; dreadful; as, a beast of portentous size. --Roscommon. -- Por*tent"ous*ly, adv. -- Por*tent"ous*ness, n.
Portentously
Portentous Por*tent"ous, a. [L. portentosus.] 1. Of the nature of a portent; containing portents; foreshadowing, esp. foreshadowing ill; ominous. For, I believe, they are portentous things. --Shak. Victories of strange and almost portentous splendor. --Macaulay. 2. Hence: Monstrous; prodigious; wonderful; dreadful; as, a beast of portentous size. --Roscommon. -- Por*tent"ous*ly, adv. -- Por*tent"ous*ness, n.
Portentousness
Portentous Por*tent"ous, a. [L. portentosus.] 1. Of the nature of a portent; containing portents; foreshadowing, esp. foreshadowing ill; ominous. For, I believe, they are portentous things. --Shak. Victories of strange and almost portentous splendor. --Macaulay. 2. Hence: Monstrous; prodigious; wonderful; dreadful; as, a beast of portentous size. --Roscommon. -- Por*tent"ous*ly, adv. -- Por*tent"ous*ness, n.

Meaning of Porten from wikipedia

- Porten is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Franz Porten (1859–1932), German actor and film director Harri Porten (born 1972), German...
- Sir Stanier Porten (baptised 1716 – 1789) was an English government official and diplomat. He was the only son of James Porten, a London merchant, of Huguenot...
- daughter of Franz Porten and Wincenzia Porten (née Wybiral). She had a younger sister, Henny Porten, and a younger brother, Fritz Porten. Her father was...
- Harri Porten (born 1972) is a software engineer. Porten, a KDE developer and former Trolltech employee, is the CEO of Froglogic, a consultancy company...
- Frieda Ulricke "Henny" Porten (7 January 1890 – 15 October 1960) was a German actress and film producer of the silent era, and Germany's first major film...
- Porten is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ron Von der Porten (born 1936), American contract bridge player Edward Von der Porten (1933–2018)...
- Porten P**** (72°12′S 2°23′E / 72.200°S 2.383°E / -72.200; 2.383) is a mountain p**** between Von Essen Mountain and Nupskammen Ridge in the Gjelsvik...
- Edward Paul Von der Porten (October 29, 1933 – April 9, 2018) was an American scholar noted for his work in history, archaeology, and museum practices...
- Franz Porten (23 August 1859 – 21 May 1932) was a German actor and film director. He was the father of actress and film producer Henny Porten, screenwriter...
- Porton Down is a science and defence technology campus in Wiltshire, England, just north-east of the village of Porton, near Salisbury. It is home to two...