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propitious

[ pruh-pish-uh s ]
/ prəˈpɪʃ əs /
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adjective

presenting favorable conditions; favorable: propitious weather.
indicative of favor; auspicious: propitious omens.
favorably inclined; disposed to bestow favors or forgive: propitious gods.

RELATED WORDS

auspicious, advantageous, opportune, beneficial, benign, brave, bright, encouraging, fortunate, happy, hopeful, lucky, pat, promising, prosperous, rosy, seasonable, timely, toward, useful

Nearby words

  1. propionic acid,
  2. propionicacidemia,
  3. propitiate,
  4. propitiation,
  5. propitiatory,
  6. propitiously,
  7. propjet,
  8. propjet engine,
  9. proplastid,
  10. propman

Origin of propitious

1400–50; late Middle English propicius < Latin propitius favorably inclined, propitious, probably equivalent to pro- pro-1 + -pit-, combining form of petere to head for, resort to, solicit + -ius adj. suffix; see -ous
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propitious

/ (prəˈpɪʃəs) /

adjective

favourable; auguring well
gracious or favourably inclined
Derived Formspropitiously, adverbpropitiousness, noun

Word Origin for propitious

C15: from Latin propitius well disposed, from prope close to
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Word Origin and History for propitious

propitious

adj.

mid-15c., from Anglo-French propicius, Old French propicius "gracious, favorable, useful" (12c., Modern French propice) and directly from Latin propitius "favorable, kind, gracious, well-disposed" (see propitiation). Earlier English form was propice, from Old French propice. Related: Propitiously.

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