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English Dictionary: Auspiciousness	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Auspiciousness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
auspiciousness n the favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result Synonym(s): auspiciousness, propitiousness Antonym(s): inauspiciousness, unpropitiousness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Auspicious \Auspi"cious\, a. [See {Auspice}.] 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. [bd]Auspicious chief.[b8] --Dryden. 3. Favoring; favorable; propitious; -- applied to persons or things. [bd]Thy auspicious mistress.[b8] --Shak. [bd]Auspicious gales.[b8] --Pope. Syn: See {Propitious}. -- {Auspi"ciously}, adv. -- {Auspi"cious*ness}, n.