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Definition of Inauspiciousness
1. Noun. The quality of suggesting an unsuccessful result.
Generic synonyms: Unfavorableness, Unfavourableness
Antonyms: Auspiciousness, Propitiousness
Derivative terms: Inauspicious, Inauspicious, Inauspicious, Unpropitious
Definition of Inauspiciousness
1. Noun. The state, quality, or condition of being inauspicious or unpropitious; unfavorableness. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Inauspiciousness
Literary usage of Inauspiciousness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ad-Damîrí's Ḥayāt Al-ḥayawān, a Zoological Lexicon by Muḥammad ibn Mūsá Damīrī (1908)
"... it is not information communicated by the Prophet in connection with the
existence of inauspiciousness. This is related on the authority of 'A'ishah. ..."
2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1881)
"But, indeed, a feeling Is almost universal of the inauspiciousness of beginning
any kind of work on this day, whether as the day of our Lord's crucifixion ..."
3. Thirty Years' View: Or, A History of the Working of the American Government by Thomas Hart Benton (1854)
"He would speak of the inauspiciousness of the time hereafter; at present, he
would take positions in direct contradiction to all the arguments of fact and ..."
4. Letters of George Meredith by George Meredith (1912)
"To the master now Owners and neighbours all impute An inauspiciousness. His wife—
Gentle, but unheroic—she, Poor thing, at heart knew bitter strife Between ..."
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