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portentous vs portent

portent vs portentous

portentous is not a noun while portent is a noun.

portentous is an adjective but portent is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
portentous No Yes No No
portent Yes No No No
portentous (noun) portent (noun)
a sign of something about to happen
portentous (adjective) portent (adjective)
puffed up with vanity
ominously prophetic
of momentous or ominous significance
Difference between portentous and portent

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