Ominousnesses

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A quality characterized by an unsettling or foreboding atmosphere suggesting something bad may happen
2. The state of being marked by a sense of impending danger or menace that causes apprehension
3. A condition that evokes feelings of dread or fear, often indicating dark or threatening events ahead

Etymology: This is an inflected form, so the response is brief: "ominousnesses" is the plural of "ominousness", which is the noun for the quality of being ominous. That quality is itself built from "ominous" plus the suffix "-ness", which English has attached to adjectives since Old English to turn them into nouns for a state or quality. The "-ness" element descends from an ancient suffix that came into Old English as "-nes", so the noun is a plain compound of an adjective and an English suffix, with no borrowing involved.

Synonyms: menace, threat, foreboding, danger, significance

Antonyms: prominence, favor, blessing, benefit, security