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- Dictionaryaus·pi·cious/ôˈspiSHəs/
adjective
- 1. conducive to success; favorable: "it was not the most auspicious moment to hold an election"
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The meaning of AUSPICIOUS is showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious. How to use auspicious in a sentence. The Origin of Auspicious Is for the Birds Synonym Discussion of Auspicious.
adjective. formal uk / ɔːˈspɪʃ.əs / us / ɑːˈspɪʃ.əs / Add to word list. suggesting a positive and successful future: They won their first match of the season 5–1 which was an auspicious start / beginning. Our first meeting was not auspicious - we had a huge argument. Synonym. propitious formal. Opposites. adverse. inauspicious formal. ominous.
Auspicious definition: promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable. See examples of AUSPICIOUS used in a sentence.
Definition of 'auspicious' auspicious. (ɔːspɪʃəs ) adjective. Something that is auspicious indicates that success is likely. [formal] His career as a playwright had an auspicious start. Synonyms: favourable, timely, happy, promising More Synonyms of auspicious. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
adjective. formal us / ɑːˈspɪʃ.əs / uk / ɔːˈspɪʃ.əs / Add to word list. suggesting a positive and successful future: They won their first game of the season 5–1 which was an auspicious start / beginning. Our first meeting was not auspicious - we had a huge argument. Synonym. propitious formal. Opposites. adverse. inauspicious formal. ominous.
Definitions of auspicious. adjective. auguring favorable circumstances and good luck. “an auspicious beginning for the campaign” synonyms: bright, hopeful, promising. full or promise. fortunate, rosy. presaging good fortune. propitious. presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success. see more. Cite this entry.
Define auspicious. auspicious synonyms, auspicious pronunciation, auspicious translation, English dictionary definition of auspicious. adj. Presenting favorable circumstances or showing signs of a favorable outcome; propitious: an auspicious time to ask for a raise. aus·pi′cious·ly adv....
auspicious. adjective. /ɔːˈspɪʃəs/ (formal) showing signs that something is likely to be successful in the future synonym promising. an auspicious start to the new school year. It was an auspicious date for a wedding. Their first meeting was hardly auspicious. It was not a very auspicious beginning to his new career.
Auspicious definition: Presenting favorable circumstances or showing signs of a favorable outcome; propitious.
If an event or time is auspicious, it makes you believe that something will be successful in the future: an auspicious start. (Definition of auspicious from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
