propitious

English

Etymology

From French propicius, from Latin propitius (“favorable, well-disposed, kind”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /proʊˈpɪʃəs/

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Adjective

propitious (comparative more propitious, superlative most propitious)

1. Favorable; benevolent (e.g. propitious weather)
2. (archaic) Favorably disposed towards someone.
3. Advantageous.
4. Characteristic of a good omen: auspicious.

Translations

favorable; benevolent

• Dutch: gunstig (nl)
• French: favorable (fr)

• Russian: благоприятный (ru) (blagoprijátnyj) m

Advantageous

• Dutch: voordelig (nl)

• French: avantageux (fr)

characteristic of a good omen: auspicious

• Dutch: onder een goed gesternte (nl)

• French: de bonne augure (fr)

Synonyms

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• advantageous, auspicious, favorable, fortunate, promising

Antonyms

• unpropitious

Related terms

• propitiate
• propitiation
• propitiously
• propitiousness

External links

• propitious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• propitious in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• propitious at OneLook Dictionary Search