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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AUSPI'CIOUS, a. [See auspice.]
1. Having omens of success, or favorable appearances; as an auspicious beginning.
2. Prosperous; fortunate; applied to persons; as auspicious chief.
3. Favorable; kind; propitious; applied to persons or things; as an auspicious mistress.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: auguring favorable circumstances and good luck; "an auspicious beginning for the campaign" [ant: inauspicious, unfortunate]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1593 1. affording a favorable auspice ; propitious <made an auspicious beginning> 2. attended by good auspices ; prosperous <an auspicious year> Synonyms: see favorable • auspiciously adverb • auspiciousness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 of good omen; favourable. 2 prosperous. Derivatives: auspiciously adv. auspiciousness n. Etymology: AUSPICE + -OUS

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Something that is auspicious indicates that success is likely. (FORMAL) His career as a playwright had an auspicious start. ? inauspicious ADJ

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Prosperous, successful, fortunate, lucky, happy, red-letter. 2. Propitious, promising, favorable, seasonable, opportune, golden, bright.

Moby Thesaurus

advantageous, appropriate, befitting, beneficial, benevolent, benign, benignant, blessed, blessed with luck, bon, bonny, braw, bright, bright with promise, bueno, capital, cheering, cogent, commendable, convenient, dexter, elegant, encouraging, estimable, excellent, expedient, fair, famous, favorable, favored, favoring, felicitous, fine, fit, fitting, fortunate, full of promise, golden, good, goodly, grand, halcyon, happy, healthy, helpful, hopeful, in luck, inspiring, inspiriting, kind, laudable, looking up, lucky, meet, nice, noble, of good omen, of happy portent, of promise, opportune, pleasant, pregnant of good, profitable, promising, propitious, prosperous, providential, reassuring, regal, ripe, roseate, rosy, royal, seasonable, skillful, sortable, sound, splendid, suitable, supportive, timely, useful, valid, very good, virtuous, well-timed, white