- 1. a. Convenient; auspicious; favorable; kind; as, a propitious season; a propitious breeze. Source: opted
- 2. a. Hence, kind; gracious; merciful; helpful; -- said of a person or a divinity. Source: opted
- 3. adj. presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success Source: wordnet
- 4. 1. Convenient; auspicious; favorable; kind; as, a propitious season; a propitious breeze. 2. Hence, kind; gracious; merciful; helpful; -- said of a person or a divinity. Milton. And now t' assuage the force of this new flame, And make thee [Love] more propitious in my need. Spenser. Syn. -- Auspicious; favorable; kind. -- Propitious, Auspicious. Auspicious (from the ancient idea of auspices, or omens) denotes "indicative of success," or "favored by incidental occurrences;" as, an auspicious opening; an auspicious event. Propitious denotes that which efficaciously protect us in some undertaking, speeds our exertions, and decides our success; as, propitious gales; propitious influences. -- Pro*pi"tious*ly, adv. -- Pro*pi"tious*ness, n. Source: webster
- 5. j:100 a. presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success Source: ecdict
Home / Dictionary / propitious
propitious
Thesaurus links
Related headwords in VividLex — dictionary ↔ thesaurus bridge for exploration and SEO depth.
From the definitions
auspiciousfavorablekindsuccessbreezecircumstancesconvenientdenotesdivinitygracioushelpfulhencelikelymercifulourpersonpresentingproresultsaidseasonshowsignsancient
Open full thesaurus page for propitious · Language as a Lens