noun
- the quality of being threatening or suggesting evil or harm
Examples
- The sinisterness of his smile made everyone uncomfortable.
- There was a certain sinisterness about the abandoned house.
- The movie’s atmosphere was enhanced by the sinisterness of the villain’s laugh.
- She couldn’t shake the feeling of sinisterness that surrounded the old cemetery.
- The sinisterness in his voice warned her to stay away.
- Despite its beauty, the forest had an underlying sinisterness that frightened hikers.