Propitious

Definition: Propitious

Propitious

Adjective

1. Presenting favorable circumstances; "propitious omens".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "propitious" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Etymology: Propitious \Pro*pi"tious\, adjective. [Latin expression propitius, perhaps originally term of augury meaning, flying forward (pro) or well; compare to Sanskrit pat to fly, English petition, feather.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms: Propitious

Aid

At one's beck, at one's beck and call; friendly, amicable, favorable, propitious, well-disposed; neighborly; obliging; (benevolent).

Hope

Probable, on the high road to; within sight of shore, within sight of land; promising, propitious; of promise, full of promise; of good omen; auspicious, de bon augure; reassuring; encouraging, cheering, inspiriting, looking up, bright, roseate, couleur de rose, rose-colored.

Inexpedience

Favorable; propitious; (hope-giving); fair.

Occasion

Providential, lucky, fortunate, happy, favorable, propitious, auspicious, critical; suitable; obiter dicta.

Prosperity

Auspicious, propitious, providential.

Crosswords: Propitious

Books

• The Practice of the Essence of the Sublime Heart Jewel, View, Meditation and Action: The Propitious Speech from the Beginning, Middle and End (reference)

• Thog Mtha Bar Gsum Du Dge Ba I Gtam Lta Sgom Spyod Gsum Nams Len Dam Pa I Snin Nor Zes Bya Ba Bzugs So/the Propitious Speech from the Beginning, middl (reference)

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Business

As the economy continues to recover, sector experts are confident that the market will provide the propitious conditions for further expansion of the safety and security market. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "propitious": be propitious ♦ propitious moment ♦ the propitious moment. Additional references.

Albanian

i volitshëm (convenient, expedient, handy, practical), i përshtatshëm (adapt, adequate, adjustable, appropriate, becoming, befitting, canny, comely, competent, congruous, convenient, decent, desirable, done, due, elastic, eligible, expedient, fit, fitting, germane, handy, likely, livable, liveable, opportune, Pat, proper, qualified, rated, relevant, seemly, suitable, suited, tenable, well-becoming, well-suited), i favorshëm (advantageous, convenient, fair, favorable, favourable, friendly, inclinable, merciful, opportune). (various references)

Arabic 

‏ملائم (acceptable, accordant, adapted, adequate, advantageous, agreeable, agreeing, appropriate, apt, becoming, click, compatible, concordant, conformable, conforming, congruent, congruous, consistent, consonant, convenient, expedient, favorable, favourable, feasible, fit, fitting, harmonious, in accord, in agreement, in conformity, in harmony, matching, opportune, proper, right, seasonable, seemly, suitable, suited, timely), ‏مساعد (accessory, accomplice, advantageous, aid, ancillary, assistance, auxiliary, backing, beneficial, conducive, contributory, favorable, favourable, help, helpful, helpmate, serviceable, subsidiary, supplementary, support, useful), ‏مؤات (advantageous, fair, favorable, favourable, friendly, happy, kindly, lucky, opportune, prosperous, ripe), ‏مشجع (emboldening, encouraging, fan, heartening, hopeful, sanguine, supporter), ‏مبشر بخير (promise), ‏سانح (favorable, favourable), ‏صفوح (forgiving, placable, tolerant). (various references)

Bulgarian 

благосклонен (agreeable, benevolent, favorable, favourable, friendly, gracious, well disposed), благоприятен (advantageous, conducive, favorable, favourable, large, merciful, opportune, prosperous, sympathetic, toward), подходящ (adaptable, adequate, agreeable, answerable, apposite, appropriate, apt, becoming, congenial, congruent, congruous, convenient, correct, correspondent, fit, fitting, germane, god given, likely, opportune, pointful, proper, sensible, suitable, suited, sympathetic, worthy). (various references)

Chinese 

矞 (elegant, grand), 祥 (auspicious), 瑞 (auspicious, lucky, rayl), 吉祥. (various references)

Czech

příznivý (auspicious, beneficial, benign, fair, favorable, favourable, hopeful, hospitable, promising, propitiatory, prosperous), vhodný (adequate, advisable, applicable, apposite, appropriate, apt, becoming, convenient, desirable, eligible, expedient, felicitous, fit, fitting, good, happy, matching, opportune, presentable, proper, right, sufficient, suitable, suited). (various references)

Farsi 

میمون (Ape, Monkey, Pygmy, Simian), مساعد (Adjutant, Auspicious), خیرخواه (Gracious), خوش یمن (Lucky), شفیع . (various references)

Finnish

suotuisa (advantageous, convenient, favourable, suitable), myötäinen (favourable), hyväenteinen (auspicious). (various references)

French

propice, indulgent, favorable (prosperous). (various references)

German

günstig (advantageous, auspicious, convenient, fair, fairly, favorable, favorably, favourable, favourably, fit, fortunate, friendly, golden, handily, keen, low-priced, medium-priced, opportune, opportunely, promising, propitiously, salutary, timely). (various references)

Greek 

ευνοϊκόσ (benign, favorable, favourable, kind), ευμενήσ, ίλεωσ. (various references)

Hebrew 

מתאים (applicable, apposite, appropriate, apt, concurrent, congruous, convenient, fit, fitting, germane, likely, meet, proper, suitable), מעו�"�" (buoyed up, encouraging, heartening, invigorating, tonic), � וח (affable, calm, comfortable, convenient, cushy, easy, easygoing, fair, favourable, genial, good natured, mild, rest, snug, soft). (various references)

Hungarian

kegyes (benignant, gracious, large, lenient, pious), jóindulatú (benevolent, benign, benignant, friendly, gracious, kind, kindly, mild, pious, placid, well disposed, well meaning, well-wishing). (various references)

Italian

propizio (auspicious, fair, favorable, favourable, happy, lucky). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

芽出度い (happy, joyous, simple soul), 目出度い (happy, joyous, simple soul). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

めでたい (auspicious, happy, joyous, simple soul). (various references)

Korean 

순조로운. (various references)

Manx

foayroil (approving, auspicious, conducive, favourable, tender, tender of memory), foayragh (favourable, preferential), aigharagh (lucky). (various references)

Pig Latin

opitiouspray

Portuguese

propício (advantageous, auspicious, convenient, favourable, friendly, handy, lucky, opportune, prosperous), oportuno (advisable, convenient, felicitous, opportune, pat, providential, seasonable, timely, well-timed), favorável (advantageous, auspicious, benign, benignant, bright, favorable, favourable, fortunate, friendly, prosperous), conveniente (advisable, appropriate, becoming, beseeming, congenial, congruous, convenient, due, fitting, friendly, handy, of use, opportune, proper, rightdown, seasonable, seemly, suitable, timely, well-timed, wieldy), benigno (benign, benignant, boon, favorable, favourable, merciful, mild). (various references)

Romanian

propice (auspicious, genial, lucky), favorabil (advantageous, appreciative, appreciatory, auspicious, bright, convenient, Dexter, fair, favorable, favorably, favored, favourable, favourably, favoured, fortunate, friendly, genial, genially, good, happy, inclinable, kindly, large, lucky, suited, towardly), binevoitor (amiable, benevolent, benignant, bland, charitable, condescending, favorable, favourable, friendly, genial, genteel, gentle, good, good natured, gracious, humane, kind, kindly, lithe, nice, ungrudging, well disposed, well meaning, well wisher, yielding). (various references)

Russian 

благоприятный (advantageous, auspicious, auspiciously, benign, conducive, fair, favorable, favourable, good, inclinable, kindly, merciful, opportune, trine). (various references)

Scottish

gr� smhor. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

milostivan, blagonaklon (benevolent, graceful). (various references)

Spanish

propicio (auspicious, okays, prosperous), favorable (advantageous, auspicious, benign, fair, favorable, favourable, kind, kindly, pro, prosperous, right). (various references)

Swedish

välvillig (benevolent, benign, friendly, kindly), fördelaktig (advantageous, expedient, favorable, favourable, juicy, profitable). (various references)

Turkish

uygun (acceptable, accommodating, adaptable, adequate, advisable, agreeable, allowable, answerable, applicable, apposite, appropriate, apropos, apt, becoming, befitting, calculated, comely, commensurate, comparative, compatible, concordant, conformable, congenial, congruent, congruous, consistent, convenient, cool, correct, decent, done, due, eligible, enjoyable, equal, expedient, fair, fair enough, favorable, favourable, felicitous, fine, fit, fitted, fitting, for, in place, keen, likely, lovely, made to order, matching, meet, nice, opportune, permitting, pertinent, pleasant, proper, proportional, prosperous, pursuant, relevant, ripe, seasonable, seemly, Square, suitable, suited, tailormade, up to, well, well-matched), uğurlu (auspicious, fortunate, lucky, sonsy), merhametli (benignant, charitable, christian, Clement, compassionate, gracious, lenient, merciful, pitiful, pitying, samaritan, softhearted, tenderhearted), müsait (available, favorable, opportune, permitting, susceptible, susceptive), hayırlı (auspicious, beneficent, beneficial, fortunate, good), elverişli (adequate, auspicious, convenient, favourable, opportune, practicable, practical, prosperous, streamlined, sufficient, suitable, susceptible), bağışlayıcı (forgiving, gracious, magnanimous, merciful). (various references)

Turkmen 

oсaяly (favorable). (various references)

Ukrainian

сприятливий (accessory, advantageous, auspicious, benefic, benign, bright, conducive, conducive to, congenial, contributory, favorable, favourable, fortunate, kindly, opportune, profitable, prosperous, subservient, white), милостивий (benefic, benign, charitable, gracious, merciful), прихильний (adherent, benevolent, benignant, favorable, favourable, wedded). (various references)

Vietnamese 

thuận tiện tốt, thuận lợi (advantageous, fortunate, prosperous). (various references)

praesens, praesente, praesentem, praesentes, praesenti, praesentia, praesentibus, praesentis, propitiabilis, propitio, propitium, propitius, prosper, prospicio. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "propitious": propitiously, propitiousness, propitiousnesses. (additional references)

Words ending with "propitious": unpropitious. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Propitious" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: propicious, propitie, propitions, propitios, propitiuos, propitius, propitous, propituous, propitus, Proprietibus, propritious, prositus, puopitious. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: propositi.

-3 letters: riotous, ripstop, support, uproots.

-4 letters: pipits, pooris, porous, prosit, purist, ripost, spirit, sprout, stupor, suitor, torous, tripos, troops, uproot, upstir.

-5 letters: pious, pipit, poops, poori, ports, posit, pours, pouts, props, proso, prost, puris, riots, roost, roots, rotis, rotos, roups, roust, routs, sirup, situp, sopor, spirt, spoor, sport, spout, sprit, spurt, stirp, stoop.

+2 letters: propitiously, unpropitious.

+3 letters: opportunistic, opportunities, superposition, suppositories.

+4 letters: presupposition, propitiousness, superpositions.

+5 letters: popularizations, presuppositions, superimposition.