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Foretoken vs Foreboding - What's the difference?

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Foretoken is a related term of foreboding.


As nouns the difference between foretoken and foreboding

is that foretoken is a prognostic; a premonitory sign; warning or presentment while foreboding is a sense of evil to come.

As verbs the difference between foretoken and foreboding

is that foretoken is to betoken beforehand; prognosticate; foreshadow; give warning; presage while foreboding is .

As an adjective foreboding is

of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.

foretoken

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl), from (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A prognostic; a premonitory sign; warning or presentment.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) *.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To betoken beforehand; prognosticate; foreshadow; give warning; presage.
  • Derived terms
    * (l)

    foreboding

    English

    Alternative forms

    * forboding (much less commonly used)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sense of evil to come.
  • * 1956 — , The City and the Stars , p 41
  • A sense of foreboding , the like of which he had never known before, hung heavily on him.
  • An evil omen.
  • Synonyms

    * augury

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.
  • Verb

    (head)