abominable
/əˈbɒmənəbəl/uh-BO-muh-nuh-buhl
/əˈbɑmənəbəl/uh-BAH-muh-nuh-buhl
Meaningto be turned away from as a bad sign
Common meaning: hateful, loathsome
- abaway, off
- omina sign of what is to comeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1264 · scan
- ableable to be
‘away, off’ + ‘a sign of what is to come’ → abominable
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin ōmen ‘a sign of what is to come’.
Roots
- ōmen, -inis Latin “a sign of what is to come”
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