auspicious

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word auspicious. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word auspicious, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say auspicious in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word auspicious you have here. The definition of the word auspicious will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofauspicious, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From auspice +‎ -ious, from Latin auspicium (“augury”), from auspex (“augur”), possibly via French.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɔːˈspɪ.ʃəs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɑːˈspɪʃ.əs/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪʃəs

Adjective

auspicious (comparative more auspicious, superlative most auspicious)

  1. Of good omen; indicating future success.
    • 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XII, in Francesca Carrara. , volume I, London: Richard Bentley, , (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 130:
      It was a boast of Napoleon, that the very weather owned the influence of his auspicious star—his triumphal entry, his procession, or his fête, were always marked by sunshine.
    • 2019 February 27, Drachinifel, 5:34 from the start, in The Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?‎, archived from the original on 3 November 2022:
      Losing nearly a third of the heavy cruisers, including Admiral Kurita's flagship, the Atago, was not an especially-auspicious start to the operation, especially with the admiral himself having to be fished out of the water by a destroyer.
  2. Conducive to success.
    Synonyms: favourable, favorable, promising, propitious, fortunate, lucky
    This is an auspicious day.
  3. Marked by success; prosperous.
    Synonyms: lucky, fortunate
    • c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, , page 153, column 2, lines 8–14:
      Therefore our ſometimes Siſter, novv our Queen, / Th’ imperiall Ioyntreſſe of this vvarlike State, / Haue vve, as ’tvvere, vvith a defeated ioy, / VVith one Auſpicious, and one Dropping eye, / VVith mirth in Funerall, and vvith Dirge in Marriage, / In equall Scale vveighing Delight and Dole / Taken to VVife […]
    • 1730 May 5 (first performance; Gregorian calendar), Henry Fielding, Tom Thumb. A Tragedy. , London: J. Roberts , published 1730, →OCLC, Act I, scene i, page 1:
      Sure, ſuch a Day as this vvas never ſeen! / The Sun himſelf, on this auſpicious Day, / Shines like a Beau in a nevv Birth-Day Suit: […]

Usage notes

Usually used in Asian contexts.

Antonyms

Derived terms

Translations

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia