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auspicious definition

aus·pi·cious (ô spis̸h′əs)

adjective

  1. of good omen; boding well for the future; favorable; propitious
  2. favored by fortune; successful

Etymology: < L auspicium (see auspice) + -ous

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auspicious Synonyms

auspicious

modif.

promising, propitious, favorable; see hopeful 2. See syn. study atfavorable.


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auspicious Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • start: We didn't get to the most auspicious of starts with Chetan falling early on.

Preposition: for

  • war: Essenes spent their days professing to be pacific when they were looking for signs auspicious for a holy war.

Modifies a noun

  • debut: On the big screen, Jones is poised to make an auspicious debut.

Modifying Another Word

  • truly: We cannot contemplate with equanimity anything less than a truly auspicious beginning having the good wishes of everyone concerned.

Used with adjective complement

  • consider: For example, the use of the color red is considered auspicious in China.
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