Dictionary Definition
auspicious adj
1 attended by favorable circumstances; "an
auspicious beginning for the campaign" [ant: inauspicious]
2 tending to favor or bring good luck; "miracles
are auspicious accidents"; "encouraging omens"; "a favorable time
to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a
decision" [syn: encouraging, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous]
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English
Pronunciation
- /ɔˈspɪʃəs/
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- Rhymes: -ɪʃəs
Adjective
- Of good omen.
- Conducive to success, fortunate.
- Marked by success; prosperous.
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Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
advantageous, appropriate, befitting, beneficial, benevolent, benign, benignant, blessed, blessed with luck,
bon, bonny, braw, bright, bright with promise,
bueno, capital, cheering, cogent, commendable, convenient, dexter, elegant, encouraging, estimable, excellent, expedient, fair, famous, favorable, favored, favoring, felicitous, fine, fit, fitting, fortunate, full of promise,
golden, good, goodly, grand, halcyon, happy, healthy, helpful, hopeful, in luck, inspiring, inspiriting, kind, laudable, looking up, lucky, meet, nice, noble, of good omen, of happy
portent, of promise, opportune, pleasant, pregnant of good,
profitable, promising, propitious, prosperous, providential, reassuring, regal, ripe, roseate, rosy, royal, seasonable, skillful, sortable, sound, splendid, suitable, supportive, timely, useful, valid, very good, virtuous, well-timed, white