auspiciousness
- noun
- /ɔːˈspɪʃəsnəs/
- Formal
- A gift of money to all those who were born after twins publicly reaffirms their visibility and auspiciousness.
Examples
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The auspiciousness of the sunny weather helped ensure a successful outdoor wedding.
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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.
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The team's auspiciousness during the tournament gave them a better chance of winning the championship.
Synonyms
A situation that makes success likely
Antonyms
How Favorable
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.