auspicious

Meanings

• adjective

  bringing good fortune or indicating that good luck will follow; auspicious circumstances

• noun

  auspicious occasion, an occasion that is propitious or favorable

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Pronunciation

1. /ɔːˈspɪʃəs/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

disastrous , inauspicious , ominous , ruinous

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Synonyms

favorable , favourable , fortunate , lucky , promising , propitious , fortunate , lucky

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Rhymes

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propitious , positive , delicious , precious

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Variants

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auspicious , auspiciously , auspiciousness , auspiciousnesses

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Etymology

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from Latin auspicium ‘divination, omen’, from augur ‘to observe auspiciously, to divine’

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Trivia

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1. The ancient Romans believed that auspicious omens came from the gods, and that they could be seen in various natural phenomena such as birds, clouds, and lightning.

2. The term 'auspicious' is often used in business and politics to describe a favorable situation or opportunity.

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Related Concepts

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1. omen: an event or sign that is considered to be an auspicious or unfavorable indication of what is to come

2. propitious: favorable or auspicious; bringing good fortune

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Quotes

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1. After his "auspicious" debut, Chambers became sought after by serious collectors of folk art; but given that the present show is now only the second he has had and is the first retrospective look at him, he is probably as obscure to the general museum going public today as he was in 1942.

   - Sanford Schwartz,{it}New York Review of Books{/it},15 Jan. 2009

2. Indeed, it hardly seems like an "auspicious" time to introduce a brand of cigarettes, especially for tiny Star, which accounts for just over 1 percent of the U.S. market with its four brands of discount smokes.

   - David Noonan,{it}Newsweek{/it},16 Oct. 2000

3. There is, first of all, Marconi himself, the 21-year-old prodigy who burst on London with his gizmo in 1896. This wasn't the most "auspicious" moment for a half-Irish, half-Italian unknown to announce that he had bested some of the empire's greatest scientific minds.

   - Kevin Baker,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},5 Nov. 2006

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Culture

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In ancient Rome, auspicium was the art of interpreting omens and the omens themselves. The auspices were consulted before important undertakings, such as setting out on a military campaign or beginning a building project.

How to Memorize "auspicious"

1. visualize
   

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2. associate
   

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic device by remembering the Latin roots of the word: 'auspicium' meaning 'divination, omen', and 'augur' meaning 'to observe auspiciously, to divine'.

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