Thesaurus: auspicious

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1. a. Having omens or tokens of a favorable issue; giving promise of success, prosperity, or happiness; predicting good; as, an auspicious beginning.
2. a. Prosperous; fortunate; as, auspicious years.
3. a. Favoring; favorable; propitious; -- applied to persons or things.
4. adj. auguring favorable circumstances and good luck
5. 1. Having omens or tokens of a favorable issue; giving promise of success, prosperity, or happiness; predicting good; as, an auspicious beginning. Auspicious union of order and freedom. Macaulay. 2. Prosperous; fortunate; as, auspicious years. "Auspicious chief." Dryden. 3. Favoring; favorable; propitious; -- applied to persons or things. "Thy auspicious mistress." Shak. "Auspicious gales." Pope. Syn. -- See Propitious. -- Aus*pi"cious*ly, adv. -- Aus*pi"cious*ness, n.
6. j:100 a. auguring favorable circumstances and good luck