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aus·pi·cious

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–adjective

1.	promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable: an auspicious occasion.

2.	favored by fortune; prosperous; fortunate.

[Origin: 1600–10; < L auspici(um) auspice + -ous

]

—Related forms

aus·pi·cious·ly, adverb

aus·pi·cious·ness, noun

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aus·pi·cious Audio Help (ô-spĭsh'əs) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious: an auspicious time to ask for a raise in salary. See Synonyms at favorable.
Marked by success; prosperous.

aus·pi'cious·ly adv., aus·pi'cious·ness n.

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auspicious

1596 (implied in auspiciously), "of good omen," from L. auspicium "divination by observing the flight of birds," from auspex (gen. auspicis) "augur," lit. "one who takes signs from the flight of birds," from PIE *awi-spek- "observer of birds," from *awi- "bird" + *spek- "to see." Connection between birds and omens also is in Gk. oionos "bird of prey, bird of omen, omen," and ornis "bird," which also could mean "omen." Auspice (usually pl.) "influence exerted on behalf of someone or something" is from 1637.

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auspicious
adjective
auguring favorable circumstances and good luck; "an auspicious beginning for the campaign" [ant: inauspicious]

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auˈspicious [-ʃəs] adjective

giving hope of success
Example: You haven't made a very auspicious start to your new job.

Arabic:	مؤشِر بِالخَير، ناجِح
Chinese (Simplified):	吉利的
Chinese (Traditional):	吉利的
Czech:	zdárný, šťastný
Danish:	lovende; gunstig
Dutch:	veelbelovend
Estonian:	paljutõotav
Finnish:	lupaava
French:	de bon augure
German:	günstig
Greek:	ευοίωνος
Hungarian:	sokat ígérő, sikeres
Icelandic:	heillavænlegur
Indonesian:	menguntungkan
Italian:	di lieto auspicio*

Japanese:	さい先のよい
Korean:	길조의, 순조로운
Latvian:	daudzsološs
Lithuanian:	žadantis sėkmę
Norwegian:	lovende
Polish:	pomyślny, dobrze wróżący
Portuguese (Brazil):	auspicioso
Portuguese (Portugal):	auspicioso
Romanian:	de bun augur
Russian:	благоприятный
Slovak:	nádejný
Slovenian:	obetaven
Spanish:	auspicioso, favorable, propicio
Swedish:	lovande
Turkish:	başarı umudu veren