propitious
adjective
presenting favorable conditions; favorable.
propitiousness
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a word derived from
propitious.
Example Sentences
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She did not foresee the means by which this would be effected, but her heart was lightened by a secret and inexplicable faith in the propitiousness of some event that was yet to occur.
From Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Charles Brockden Brown
What an ideal traveller Euralina would be under a wider propitiousness of circumstance!
From The Prophet of the Great Smoky Mountains by Mary Noailles Murfree
Their ventures were usually of the most modest kind: beginning with a peseta, and graduating upwards, in proportion to the propitiousness of Fortune.
From The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains by Mayne Reid
And then, sure of the shadow and the propitiousness of the moment, he kissed her.
From The Lure of the Mask by Harrison Fisher
“Will you have the propitiousness, the kindness to stay and communicate unto me whether Squire Foster is in his residence?” said Mr. Hill.
From Talkers With Illustrations by John Bate
