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Definition of Propitious
1. Adjective. Presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success. "A propitious alignment of planets for space exploration"
Also: Auspicious, Favorable, Favourable
Similar to: Favorable, Favourable, Golden, Lucky, Prosperous, Gracious
Derivative terms: Propitiousness
Antonyms: Unpropitious
Definition of Propitious
1. a. Convenient; auspicious; favorable; kind; as, a propitious season; a propitious breeze.
Definition of Propitious
1. Adjective. Favorable; benevolent (e.g. ''propitious weather'') ¹
2. Adjective. (archaic) Favorably disposed towards someone. ¹
3. Adjective. Advantageous. ¹
4. Adjective. Characteristic of a good omen: auspicious. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Propitious
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Propitious
Literary usage of Propitious
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1874)
"IN WHICH THE RED SEA AND THE INDIAN OCEAN PROVE propitious TO THE DESIGNS OF
PHILEAS FOGG. THE distance between Suez and Aden is precisely thirteen hundred ..."
2. A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from ...by Samuel Johnson by Samuel Johnson (1805)
"Kind; propitious; affectionate. profest and bitter enemies to the ... Conducive to;
contributing to; propitious. 4. Accommodate j convenient. ..."
3. The Works of Virgil by Virgil (1891)
"Under thy reins, be thou now my leader in the fight; do thou, O goddess, in due
form render the omen propitious, and with thy propitious influence aid the ..."
4. Social life of the Chinese by Justus Doolittle (1866)
"Using only good or propitious Words.—Miscellaneous Omens for Good or ... Charms or
Amulets to expel or keep away evil Spirits and un- propitious Influences. ..."
5. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"... of the Church (Apostolic Epoch). prevailing was a propitious soil for the
growth of the new ecclesiastical life, which displays three main phases. ..."
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