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- [pruh-pish-uh s]
- /prəˈpɪʃ əs/
- /prəˈpɪʃ.əs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pruh-pish-uh s]
- /prəˈpɪʃ əs/
Definitions of propitious word
- adjective propitious presenting favorable conditions; favorable: propitious weather. 1
- adjective propitious indicative of favor; auspicious: propitious omens. 1
- adjective propitious favorably inclined; disposed to bestow favors or forgive: propitious gods. 1
- adjective propitious favourable 1
- adjective propitious If something is propitious, it is likely to lead to success. 0
- adjective propitious favourable; auguring well 0
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Origin of propitious
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English propicius < Latin propitius favorably inclined, propitious, probably equivalent to pro- pro-1 + -pit-, combining form of petere to head for, resort to, solicit + -ius adj. suffix; see -ous
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Parts of speech for Propitious
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
propitious popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
propitious usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for propitious
adj propitious
- all systems go — ready for action
- all-purpose — You use all-purpose to refer to things that have lots of different uses or can be used in lots of different situations.
- auspicious — Something that is auspicious indicates that success is likely.
- benefic — beneficent
- benign — You use benign to describe someone who is kind, gentle, and harmless.
prep propitious
- anent — lying against; alongside
noun propitious
- desirability — worth having or wanting; pleasing, excellent, or fine: a desirable apartment.
- advantageousness — The state or quality of being advantageous.
- expedience — (uncountable) The quality of being fit or suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended; propriety or advisability under the particular circumstances of a case.
- hopefulness — full of hope; expressing hope: His hopeful words stimulated optimism.
- judiciousness — The state of being judicious.
adjective propitious
- favoring — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
- favourable — Pleasing, encouraging or approving.
- favouring — Present participle of favour.
- kind — of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person.
- opportune — appropriate, favorable, or suitable: an opportune phrase for the occasion.
adverb propitious
- ill — of unsound physical or mental health; unwell; sick: She felt ill, so her teacher sent her to the nurse.
Antonyms for propitious
adj propitious
- beyond recall — If something is beyond recall, it is no longer possible to remember how it was or to bring it back to its original condition.
- doomful — foreshadowing doom; portentously direful; ominous.
- down on — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- goner — a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- have no use for — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
adjective propitious
- discommodious — Not commodious; uncomfortable.
- ominous — portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious: an ominous bank of dark clouds.
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