auspicious

(ô-spĭsh'əs)
adj.

1. Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious: an auspicious time to ask for a raise in salary. See synonyms at favorable.
2. Marked by success; prosperous.

auspiciously aus·pi'cious·ly adv.
auspiciousness aus·pi'cious·ness n.

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adjective

1. Occurring at a fitting or advantageous time: favorable, opportune, propitious, prosperous, seasonable, timely, well-timed. See luck/misfortune/chance.
2. Indicative of future success or full of promise: benign, bright, brilliant, fair, favorable, fortunate, good, propitious. See luck/misfortune/chance.

adj

Definition: encouraging; favorable
Antonyms: inauspicious, inopportune, ominous, unfortunate, unhappy, unlucky

For a list of words related to auspicious, see:

• Proper, Courteous, Refined, or Puritanical
• Special, Bright, Skillful, or Unusual

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See words rhyming with "auspicious."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - lykkevarslende, godt, gunstig

Nederlands (Dutch)
veelbelovend, gunstig, voorspoedig

Français (French)
adj. - de bon augure, propice, favorable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - vielversprechend, glückhaft

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευοίωνος, αίσιος, ευνοϊκός

Italiano (Italian)
promettente, propizio

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - auspicioso, prometedor, venturoso

Русский (Russian)
благоприятный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - propicio, favorable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - gynnsam, glädjande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
吉兆的, 兴盛的, 吉利的, 幸运的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 吉兆的, 興盛的, 吉利的, 幸運的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 길조의, 행운의, 순조로운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - めでたい, さい先のよい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مبشر بالنجاح, سعيد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מצליח, סימן מבשר טוב, מבטיח‬

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