Hypertext Webster Gateway: "auspicious"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Auspicious \Aus*pi"cious\, a. [See {Auspice}.]
1. Having omens or tokens of a favorable issue; giving
promise of success, prosperity, or happiness; predicting
good; as, an auspicious beginning.
Auspicious union of order and freedom. --Macaulay.
2. Prosperous; fortunate; as, auspicious years. ``Auspicious
chief.'' --Dryden.
3. Favoring; favorable; propitious; -- applied to persons or
things. ``Thy auspicious mistress.'' --Shak. ``Auspicious
gales.'' --Pope.
Syn: See {Propitious}. -- {Aus*pi"cious*ly}, adv. --
{Aus*pi"cious*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
auspicious
adj 1: attended by favorable circumstances; "an auspicious
beginning for the campaign" [ant: {inauspicious}]
2: tending to favor or bring good luck; "miracles are
auspicious accidents"; "encouraging omens"; "a favorable
time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous
moment to make a decision" [syn: {encouraging}, {favorable},
{favourable}, {lucky}, {prosperous}]
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