propitious

English

WOTD – 11 March 2016

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman and Old French propicius, from Latin propitius (“favorable, well-disposed, kind”). Compare French propice, Portuguese propício and Spanish propicio.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɹoʊˈpɪʃəs/
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Hyphenation: pro‧pi‧tious

Adjective

propitious (comparative more propitious, superlative most propitious)

Favorable; benevolent.
Synonym: favorable
Antonym: unpropitious
propitious weather
Advantageous.
Synonym: advantageous
Characteristic of a good omen.
Synonyms: auspicious, fortunate, promising
- 2014 November 6, Rob Nixon, “Naomi Klein’s ‘This Changes Everything’”, in New York Times‎:
  But counterrevolutions are reversible. Klein devotes much of her book to propitious signs that this can happen — indeed is happening.
(archaic) Favorably disposed towards someone.

Antonyms

unpropitious

Related terms

propitiate
propitiation
propitiously
propitiousness

Translations

favorable; benevolent

Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Bulgarian: благоприятен (bg) (blagoprijaten)
Catalan: please add this translation if you can
Danish: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: gunstig (nl)
Finnish: suotuisa (fi)
French: favorable (fr), propice (fr)
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: günstig (de), förderlich (de), gnädig (de)
Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
Italian: propizio (it)
Maori: momoho
Polish: sprzyjający (pl)
Russian: благоприя́тный (ru) m (blagoprijátnyj)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can
Swedish: gynnsam (sv)
Ukrainian: сприятливий m (spryjatlyvyj)

advantageous

Dutch: voordelig (nl)
Finnish: edullinen (fi), hyödyllinen (fi)
French: avantageux (fr)
German: vorteilhaft (de)
Swedish: fördelaktig (sv)

characteristic of a good omen: auspicious

Dutch: onder een goed gesternte
Finnish: suotuisa (fi), lupaava (fi)
French: de bonne augure
German: verheißungsvoll (de)
Latin: propitius
Swedish: lyckosam (sv)