Canadian French Meaning of sinister

sinistre

Other Canadian French words related to sinistre

Definitions and Meaning of sinister in English

Wordnet

sinister (s)

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable

on or starting from the wearer's left

Webster

sinister (a.)

On the left hand, or the side of the left hand; left; -- opposed to dexter, or right.

Unlucky; inauspicious; disastrous; injurious; evil; -- the left being usually regarded as the unlucky side; as, sinister influences.

Wrong, as springing from indirection or obliquity; perverse; dishonest; corrupt; as, sinister aims.

Indicative of lurking evil or harm; boding covert danger; as, a sinister countenance.

FAQs About the word sinister

sinistre

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments, stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable, on or starting from the wearer's

menaçant,de mauvais augure,néfaste,désolé,sombre,assombrissement,déprimant,dépressif,désolé,terrible

bénin,clair,encourageant,favorable,doré,plein d'espoir,prometteur,Prospère,inoffensif,Auspicieux

sinigrin => Sinigrine, sinicism => sinisme, sinical => Cynique, sinic => chinois, siniate => sinueux,