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propitious

Syllables: pro·pi·tious/pɹəˈpɪʃəs/

propitious adjective: favorable; advantageous.

Adjective

propitious (comparative more propitious, superlative most propitious)

  1. Favorable; advantageous.
    • propitious weather
    Antonyms:
    unpropitious
  2. Characteristic of a good omen.
    • But counterrevolutions are reversible. Klein devotes much of her book to propitious signs that this can happen — indeed is happening.2014 November 6, Rob Nixon, “Naomi Klein’s ‘This Changes Everything’”, in New York Times
  3. (archaic) Favorably disposed towards someone.

propitious meaning in Urdu, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam

propitious in Urdu

مبارک, مفید, ساز گار

propitious in Bengali

অনুকূল, শুভ লক্ষণযুক্ত

propitious in Telugu

propitious, happy, blessed
శ్రీకరము śrīkaramu

propitious in Malayalam

ശുഭകരമായ, അനുകൂലമായ, ഇഷ്ടമുള്ള, ശുഭലക്ഷണമായ
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propitious in Kannada
ಒಲಿದ, ಹೊಂದಿಕೆಯಾಗುವ, ಸರಿಯಾದ, ಅನುಕೂಲಕರ
propitious in Punjabi
ਸ਼ੁਭ śubh
propitious in Odia
ଦକ୍ଷିଣ dakṣiṇa

Synonyms of propitious

Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of propitious

Forms of propitious

comparativemore propitious
superlativemost propitious

Origin of propitious

From Anglo-Norman and Old French propicius, from Latin propitius (“favorable, well-disposed, kind”). Compare French propice, Portuguese propício and Spanish propicio.

Words formed from propitious

Questions about propitious

What does propitious mean?
Propitious means favorable; advantageous.
What is propitious in Urdu?
Propitious in Urdu is مبارک, مفید, ساز گار. See Propitious meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is propitious?
Propitious is an adjective.
How do you pronounce propitious?
Propitious is pronounced /pɹəˈpɪʃəs/.

Words near propitious in the dictionary

  1. propitiative
  2. propitiator
  3. propitiatorily
  4. propitiators
  5. propitiatory
  6. propitious
  7. propitiously
  8. propitiousness
  9. propiverine
  10. propizepine
  11. propjet

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Adapted from Wiktionary: propitious (page history and authors); propitious (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); propitious (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); శ్రీకరము (Telugu) (page history and authors); propitious (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); propitious (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਸ਼ੁਭ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); ଦକ୍ଷିଣ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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