auspicious
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7.3
- adjective
- /ɔːˈspɪʃəs/
- Formal
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propicio
- Up close, I see Mehli sitting on his stool, conducting an auspicious gathering of pubescent musicians.
- an auspicious day
- an auspicious beginning
- an auspicious event
Hello and welcome everyone to this auspicious occasion.
- Hello and welcome everyone to this auspicious occasion.
- And and it wasn't auspicious at all.
- Well, if I have brought some happiness to your precious heart, Rich, then my day is very auspicious and wonderful.
- But now, on this auspicious occasion, by the wisdom of humanity, that science, our intelligence, is finding its way back.
- And they generally the auspicious way, the wonderful way to leave their body is they focus their mind on the supreme Being, on God, on your higher power.
Examples
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Given this reform climate, it is an auspicious time to explore alternatives for EE professional development.
Academic text (1996) -
This has the potential to be an auspicious partnership.
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The end of the Cold War offers an auspicious opportunity for building peace.
Academic text (1996) -
Hello and welcome everyone to this auspicious occasion.
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- This is a very auspicious occasion.
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[James] Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this most auspicious day, my campaign launch.
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Planets indicate the 1Oth would be an auspicious date for the wedding.
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I was really humbled to be added to such an auspicious list of outstanding contributors to photography.
Academic text (1995) -
Finally, recent global and continental pro-democracy trends provide a generally auspicious setting for democracy in Ghana.
Academic text (1991) -
We believe this is an auspicious moment for new beginnings.
Synonyms
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1.0
Having good things happen by chance
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2.0
Likely to bring a good result
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8.4
Likely to help something succeed
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5.1
A good sign that things will go well
Antonyms
How Favorable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Auspicious comes from a Latin idea of reading bird signs: an auspex was a person who watched birds and avis means 'bird', so they looked to birds to see if the future was good. So, something 'auspicious' is like a sign from the birds that things will go well, which is why it means 'likely to succeed' or 'lucky'.