Dictionary

auspicious en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɑˈspɪʃ.əs/ (cot-caught-merger)
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• /ɔːˈspɪ.ʃəs/ (UK)
• ô-spĭsh′əs
• /ɔˈspɪʃ.əs/ (US)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. Of good omen; indicating future success.
   • Backed by the Salsoul Orchestra, Carol's auspicious single debut, "More," was one of the very first commercially-available 12" singles and was a smash, reaching the upper regions of the disco charts in 1976. 2013, James Arena, First Ladies of Disco - 32 Stars Discuss the Era and Their Singing Careers, page 232:
   • 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. 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 130:
   • 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. 2019 February 27, Drachinifel, 5:34 from the start, in The Battle of Samar - Odds? What are those?, archived from the original on 03 Nov 2022:
2. Conducive to success.
   • This is an auspicious day.
3. Marked by success; prosperous.
   • 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 […] 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[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii], page 153, column 2, lines 8–14:
   • 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: […] 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:

Forms

Antonyms

disastrous · inauspicious · portentous · ruinous · ominous · foreboding

Deriveds

auspiciously · unauspicious · auspiciousness

Hypernyms

prophetic · fateful · augural · fated

Relateds

promising

Synonyms

promising · favorable · propitious · teratical · fortunate · auspicious · prosperous · propitious · fortunate · lucky · lucky · fortuitous · lucky · serendipitous · favourable · auspicial · favorable · fortunate

Translations (50)

de vielversprechend (indicating future success) · pt promissor (indicating future success) · ca propici (indicating future success) · sv gynnsam (indicating future success) · hi शुभ (indicating future success) · ota اوغورلو (indicating future success) · tr uğurlu (indicating future success) · la auspicābilis (indicating future success) · de günstig (indicating future success) · es próvido (indicating future success) · nl gunstig (indicating future success) · hi कल्याणी (indicating future success) · ca favorable (indicating future success) · grc αἴσιος (indicating future success) · sv lyckobringande (indicating future success) · nn gunstig (indicating future success) · cs příznivý (indicating future success) · bg вещаещ добро (indicating future success) · cmn 吉祥 (indicating future success) · sv lovande (indicating future success) · fr de bon augure (indicating future success) · de glückverheißend (indicating future success) · la faustus (indicating future success) · ja めでたい (indicating future success) · mk по́волен (indicating future success) · fr faste (indicating future success) · nb gunstig (indicating future success) · ota میمون (indicating future success) · fi hyväenteinen (indicating future success) · cmn 吉利 (indicating future success) · ja 喜ばしい (indicating future success) · da lovende (indicating future success) · eo aŭspicia (indicating future success) · cs nadějný (indicating future success) · ga fabhrach (indicating future success) · uk сприя́тливий (indicating future success) · ru благоприя́тный (indicating future success) · mk благопри́јатен (indicating future success) · de verheißungsvoll (indicating future success) · be спрыя́льны (indicating future success) · fr propice (indicating future success) · el ευοίωνος (indicating future success) · bg благоприятен (indicating future success) · cs slibný (indicating future success) · sv lyckobådande (indicating future success) · cy ffafrol (indicating future success) · ga dea-thuarúil (indicating future success) · hi मंगलमय (indicating future success) · fi lupaava (indicating future success) · ur شبھ (indicating future success)