Emotional is preferred to emotive when describing a display of emotion: he was given an emotional (not emotive) welcome Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition Â© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Â© HarperCollins
portent (plural portents ) Something that portends an event about to occur, especially an unfortunate or evil event; an omen. A portending; significance a howl of dire portentâ. Something regarded as portentous; a marvel; prodigy.
1. feeling, idea, intuition, suspicion, hunch, apprehension, misgiving, foreboding, funny feeling (informal), presentiment, feeling in your bones He had an unshakable premonition that he would die. 2. omen, sign, warning, portent, presage, forewarning the first premonition of winter. Translations.