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auspiciousness

auspiciousness

1 7.9
Good signs that show success is likely
  • noun
  • /ɔːˈspɪʃəsnəs/
  • Formal
translation icon : auspiciosidad
  • A gift of money to all those who were born after twins publicly reaffirms their visibility and auspiciousness.

Examples

  • The auspiciousness of the sunny weather helped ensure a successful outdoor wedding.

  • However, aside from the auspiciousness of the occasion, that issue also benefited from 13 variant covers.

    Blog text (23)
  • A place with geomantically qualified landforms and orientation produces auspicious energy, and the auspiciousness of the land is available to the people who occupy it.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Many cultures believe that the auspiciousness of certain dates can influence important decisions.

  • The team's auspiciousness during the tournament gave them a better chance of winning the championship.

Synonyms

propitiousness
vsauspiciousness
  • Formal
9.9

A situation that makes success likely

emphasizes signs or conditions that indicate future success

Antonyms

A sign that something is likely to fail

A situation that makes success unlikely

How Favorable

propitiousness
  • Formal
9.9
auspiciousness
  • Formal
1 7.9
neutrality
22 4.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

auspiciousness = auspicious (transparent) = auspice + ness

Forming a noun with '-ness' from the adjective 'auspicious' is a regular and directly interpretable process.

Etymology

Auspiciousness comes from an old practice of watching birds for signs; it comes from Latin avis 'bird' and spicere 'to look', and the 'look' part is the same as in inspect. That's why auspiciousness means the 'quality of showing good signs' or being likely to bring success.