portentousness
/pɔrˈtɛntəsnəs/
noun
- The quality of being very serious or solemn, often in a way that seems overly dramatic or self-important.
- The speaker's portentousness made the simple announcement feel like a royal decree.
- The movie's portentousness was off-putting; every scene felt like it was trying to be profound.
- She couldn't help but laugh at the portentousness of his tone when he declared the meeting 'historic.'
- The quality of being a sign or warning that something important, often bad, is going to happen.
- Historians noted the portentousness of the king's strange dream before the war began.
- The dark clouds and sudden silence added a sense of portentousness to the afternoon.
- There was an air of portentousness in the old house, as if it held a dark secret.
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