 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
propitious
adjective: presenting favorable circumstances; "propitious omens" [ant:
{unpropitious}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Propitious \Pro*pi"tious\, adjective [L. propitius, perhaps originally
a term of augury meaning, flying forward (pro) or well; cf.
Skr. pat to fly, E. petition, feather.]
1. Convenient; auspicious; favorable; kind; as, a propitious
season; a propitious breeze.
2. Hence, kind; gracious; merciful; helpful; -- said of a
person or a divinity. --Milton.
And now t' assuage the force of this new flame,
And make thee [Love] more propitious in my need.
--Spenser.
Syn: Auspicious; favorable; kind.
Usage: {Propitious}, {Auspicious}. Auspicious (from the
ancient idea of auspices, or omens) denotes
''indicative of success,'' or ''favored by incidental
occurrences;'' as, an auspicious opening; an
auspicious event. Propitious denotes that which
efficaciously protect us in some undertaking, speeds
our exertions, and decides our success; as, propitious
gales; propitious influences.
-- {Pro*pi"tious*ly}, adverb --
{Pro*pi"tious*ness}, noun
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
66 Moby Thesaurus words for "propitious":
advantageous, amicable, appropriate, auspicious, befitting,
beneficent, beneficial, benevolent, benign, benignant, brave,
bright, bright with promise, cheering, convenient, cooperative,
dexter, encouraging, expedient, fair, favorable, favoring,
felicitous, fit, fitting, fortunate, friendly, full of promise,
golden, good, happy, helpful, inspiring, inspiriting, kind, kindly,
kindly-disposed, looking up, lucky, meet, neighborly, of good omen,
of happy portent, of promise, opportune, pregnant of good,
promising, prosperous, providential, reassuring, ripe, rosy,
seasonable, sortable, suitable, supportive, timely, toward, useful,
well-affected, well-disposed, well-intentioned, well-meaning,
well-meant, well-timed, white
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