sinister
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sin·is·ter
(sĭn'ĭ-stər) 
adj.
sinisterness sin'is·ter·ness n.
adj.
- Suggesting or threatening evil: a sinister smile.
- Presaging trouble; ominous: sinister storm clouds.
- Attended by or causing disaster or inauspicious circumstances.
- On the left side; left.
- Heraldry. Situated on or being the side of a shield on the wearer's left and the observer's right.
[Middle English sinistre, unfavorable, from Old French, from Latin sinister, on the left, unlucky.]
sinisterly sin'is·ter·ly adv.sinisterness sin'is·ter·ness n.
SYNONYMS sinister, baleful, malign. These adjectives apply to what is indicative of or threatens great harm, disaster, or evil. Sinister usually implies impending or lurking danger that makes its presence felt by ominous signs or portents: We heard a sinister laugh from behind the door. Baleful intensifies the sense of menace; it suggests a deadly, virulent, or poisonous quality: The guard's baleful glare frightened the children. Malign applies to what manifests an evil disposition, nature, influence, or intent: "The Devil . . . with jealous leer malign/Eyed them askance" (John Milton).
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sinister
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Definition: nasty, menacing
Antonyms: benevolent, good, innocent, kind, nice
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IN BRIEF: Evil, suggesting trouble.
When a sinister person means to be your enemy, they always start by trying to become your friend.
— William Blake (1757-1827), English poet.
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Sinister
- Genres: Rock
Biography
Sinister got its start in 1989 when death metal was just starting to gain momentum around the world as a movement. Signing to Nuclear Blast in 1991, they would go on to release five albums between that time and 1998, when they left the label. Moving to Hammerheart Records the next year, they found a new singer in Rachel Heyzer, making them one of the only death metal bands with a female vocalist. Their first album with her, 2001's Creative Killings, was their sixth altogether. The band broke up in 2004, but reconstituted itself a year later with original members Adrie Kloosterwaard (previously drums, then vocals) and Alex Paul (previously bass, then guitar) along with new members Bas van den Bogaard on bass and Edwin van den Eeden on drums. ~ Bradley Torreano, RoviOxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
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Latin left; used to describe the left, or counterclockwise, configuration of one of the two faces of a compound containing a trigonal carbon atom. It is designated by the prefix si-. Compare rectus. See also Re/Si convention.
| sinigrin, singly labelled, singleton | |
| sintered glass, sirna, siroheme |
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| Sinister | |
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| Origin | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Genres | Death metal |
| Years active | 1988–2004, 2005–present |
| Labels | Witchhunt, Seraphic Decay, Sicktone, Nuclear Blast, Metal Mind, Massacre |
| Website | www.sinister-hailthebeast.com |
| Members | |
| Adrie Kloosterwaard Alex Paul Bas van den Bogaard Edwin van den Eeden |
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| Past members | |
| Ron van de Polder Mike van Mastrigt Corzas Nanuruw Frank Faaze Andre Tolhuizen Bart van Wallenberg Michel Alderliefsten Eric de Windt Joost Silvrants Rachel van Mastrigt-Heyzer Pascal Grevinga Paul Beltman |
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Sinister is a death metal band from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, assembled in 1988, disassembled in 2003, and reassembled in 2005 by Adrie Kloosterwaard on vocals and Alex Paul on guitar.[1] They have released nine albums.
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Discography
Studio albums
- Cross the Styx (1992)
- Diabolical Summoning (1993)
- Hate (1995)
- Aggressive Measures (1998)
- Creative Killings (2001)
- Savage Or Grace (2003)
- Afterburner (2006)
- The Silent Howling (2008)
- Legacy Of Ashes (2010)
EPs and singles
- Putrefying Remains/Spiritual Immolation (1990)
- Sinister (1990)
- Bastard Saints (1996)
DVDs
- Prophecies Denied (2006)
Members
Current members
- Adrie Kloosterwaard - vocals (2005–present), drums (1988–2003)
- Toep Duin - drums (2011–present)
- Bastiaan Brussaard - guitar (2011–present)
- Dennis Hartog - guitar (2011–present)
- Mathijs Brussaard - bass (2011–present)[2]
Former members
- Mike (Sinister) van Mastrigt - vocals (1988–1996)
- Rachel van Mastrigt-Heyzer - vocals (2001–2003)
- Bart van Wallenberg - guitar, bass (1992–2002)
- Ron van de Polder - guitar, bass (1988–1992, 2003)
- Michel Alderliefsten - bass (1996)
- Eric de Windt - vocals (1997–1999)
- Joost Silvrants - vocals (2000)
- Corzas Nanuruw - bass (1989–1991)
- Frank Faaze - guitar (1991)
- Andre Tolhuizen - guitar (1991–1994)
- Pascal Grevinga - guitar (2003)
- Paul Beltman - drums (2005–2008)
- Alex Paul - guitar (2005–2011), bass (1997–2003)
- Bas van den Bogaard - bass (2005–2011)
- Edwin van den Eeden - drums (2008–2011)
References
- ^ Torreano, Bradley. "Biography: Sinister". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sinister-p41566/biography. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ Sinister Announces New Band Lineup
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Sinister
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ildevarslende, uhyggelig, skummel, truende, ond, skadelig
Nederlands (Dutch)
sinister, onheilspellend
Français (French)
adj. - sinistre, (Hérald) senestre
Deutsch (German)
adj. - finster, unheilvoll
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απειλητικός, δυσοίωνος, δόλιος, καταχθόνιος, ολέθριος, (απαρχ.) αριστερός
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sinistro, ameaçador, funesto
Русский (Russian)
дурной, зловещий, мрачный, нечестный, низкий, злополучный, пагубный, находящийся слева
Español (Spanish)
adj. - siniestro, de mal agüero, siniestrado
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - olycksbådande, ödesdiger, illvillig, elak, lömsk, ond, ohygglig
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不吉利的, 左边的, 凶恶的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不吉利的, 左邊的, 兇惡的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 불길한, (방패의) 왼쪽의 , 악의 있는
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不吉な, 凶の, 悪意のある
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) منحوس, , فاسد, شرير
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מבשר רע, מאיים, מרושע, מצד שמאל
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