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propitious

  (prə-pĭsh'əs) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious. See synonyms at favorable.
  2. Kindly; gracious.

[Middle English propicius, from Old French propicieux, from Latin propitius.]

propitiously pro·pi'tious·ly adv.
propitiousness pro·pi'tious·ness n.
 
 
Thesaurus: propitious

adjective

  1. Affording benefit: advantageous, benefic, beneficent, beneficial, benignant, favorable, good, helpful, profitable, salutary, toward, useful. See help/harm/harmless.
  2. Occurring at a fitting or advantageous time: auspicious, favorable, opportune, prosperous, seasonable, timely, well-timed. See luck/misfortune/chance.
  3. Indicative of future success or full of promise: auspicious, benign, bright, brilliant, fair, favorable, fortunate, good. See luck/misfortune/chance.

 
Antonyms: propitious

adj

Definition: friendly
Antonyms: cold, cool, unfriendly

adj

Definition: full of promise; good, favorable
Antonyms: inauspicious, unfavorable, unfortunate, unpromising


 
WordNet: propitious
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: presenting favorable circumstances
  Antonym: unpropitious (meaning #1)


 
Translations: Propitious

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - nådig, gunstig

Nederlands (Dutch)
goedgestemd, veelbelovend

Français (French)
adj. - propice

Deutsch (German)
adj. - günstig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευμενής, ευνοϊκός

Italiano (Italian)
propizio

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - propício

Русский (Russian)
благосклонный, благоприятный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - propicio, favorable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - fördelaktig, gynnsam, nådig, välvillig(t)

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
顺利的, 吉祥的, 适合的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 順利的, 吉祥的, 適合的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 순조로운, 좋은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 好意を有する, 幸運な, さい先のよい, 好都合の, 慈悲深い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مبشر بالخير, مناسب, ملائم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נוטה חסד, טוב (סימן), נעים, נוח, מתאים, של רצון טוב‬


 
 

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