propitious

== English == === 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): /pɹəˈpɪʃəs/, (in General American also) /pɹoʊˈpɪʃəs/ Hyphenation: pro‧pi‧tious === Adjective === propitious (comparative more propitious, superlative most propitious) Favorable; advantageous. Synonyms: favorable, advantageous Antonym: unpropitious Characteristic of a good omen. Synonyms: auspicious, fortunate, promising (archaic) Favorably disposed towards someone. ==== Antonyms ==== unpropitious ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== propitiate propitiation propitiously propitiousness ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “propitious”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “propitious”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “propitious”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.