Spanish Conversation · Level 117
59 words
Spanish word
agorero
Pronunciation
IPA/aɣoˈɾeɾo/
Meaning
- adjectiveominous
Example
La noche tenía un ambiente agorero.
The night had an ominous atmosphere.
More examples
Su comentario fue agorero y preocupó a todos.
His comment was ominous and worried everyone.
Core concept
A room where conversation falls silent and faces grow worried.
Common phrases
ambiente agorero
ominous atmosphere
comentario agorero
ominous comment
Similar words
pesimista: Consistently expects future events to turn out badly and anticipates negative outcomes.
fatalista: Sees events as determined by fate and accepts bad outcomes as inevitable.
catastrofista: Habitually imagines catastrophic endings and treats small problems as disasters.
Definition in Spanish
Que transmite una sensación de mal presagio o mala suerte, frecuente en la descripción de ambientes o comentarios.
Word origin
It derives from the noun agüero 'omen' plus the adjectival suffix -ero, and agüero comes from Latin augurium meaning 'augury' or 'divination'.
Usage tips
- The adjective is used mainly for moods, scenes, or remarks rather than as a direct label for a person, and the noun agüero retains a dieresis over u while the adjective is written agorero without it.
Other meanings
- sinisteradjective
Opposites
- auspiciosoauspiciousadjective
- esperanzadorencouragingadjective