Auspicious

Word AUSPICIOUS
Character 10
Hyphenation aus pi cious
Pronunciations /ɔːˈspɪʃəs/

Definitions and meanings of "Auspicious"

What do we mean by auspicious?

Presenting favorable circumstances or showing signs of a favorable outcome; propitious. adjective

Of good omen; betokening success, or a favorable issue; prognosticating good; favorable.

Prosperous; fortunate: applied to persons.

Favorable; kind; propitious: applied to persons or things.

Showing joy; happy.

Synonyms Bright, golden, lucky, promising. See propitious.

Having omens or tokens of a favorable issue; giving promise of success, prosperity, or happiness; predicting good. adjective

Prosperous; fortunate. adjective

Favoring; favorable; propitious; -- applied to persons or things. adjective

Of good omen; indicating future success. adjective

Conducive to success. adjective

Marked by success; prosperous. adjective

Auguring favorable circumstances and good luck adjective

Of good omen; indicating future success.

Conducive to success.

Marked by success; prosperous.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Auspicious

The word "auspicious" in example sentences

“Well, that's something of an auspicious start, but that's why they have the phrase auspicious start, because one often starts that way,” I said, trying to cover up my embarrassment for the sloppy turn. ❋ Jonathan Ames (2004)

Maniacal laughter from inside the Matthew-Cave seems to indicate that something auspicious is happening. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In the Tibetan tradition, I later learned, offering a white silk scarf called a khata is an expression of auspicious intentions at the beginning of a relationship. ❋ Joseph Pierce Farrell (2011)

A new study sponsored by the World Bank seems to offer empirical support for this belief: it finds that Vietnamese children born in auspicious years enjoy better health and higher education levels than those born in unlucky years. ❋ Unknown (2006)

In a horoscope-conscious society, they argue, children born in auspicious years are more likely to have been planned for, and are more likely to reap the benefits of “favorable financial, psychological, or emotional conditions” than their unplanned-for peers. ❋ Unknown (2006)

So he obeyed him and ate with him, and all the while the King invoked blessings on Marzawan and said, “How auspicious is thy coming, O my son!” ❋ Unknown (2006)

There are again auspicious beginnings … except my boss, [the P.D. who hired him], is completely unstable and ends up punching out a consultant, and gets fired. ❋ Unknown (2005)

They also believe as firmly as the Chinese do in auspicious and inauspicious days, spells, magic, and a species of astrology. ❋ Isabella Lucy (1883)

I thought the name auspicious in bringing to close yesterday's events, and though I was slightly out of breath, I managed to declare the site "Rangzen La", before driving on. ❋ Jamyang Norbu (2010)

Mr Salmond said that Mr Brown probably wasn't aware of how "auspicious" - his word, not mine - was yesterday's timing and on that he is almost certainly correct. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I thought the name auspicious in bringing to close yesterday’s events, and though I was slightly out of breath, I managed to declare the site “Rangzen La”, before driving on. ❋ Jamyang Norbu (2010)

Speakers of Thai, Turkish, and Tongan rarely hear Shakespearean word ghosts haunting business, but they do use the word to refer to auspicious careers and educational avenues and, for that matter, as a prestigious global term for profitable activity of any kind. ❋ Leslie Dunton-Downer (2010)

This of course creates a climate this is not auspicious, that is unpredictable. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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