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PROPITIOUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result
Synonyms:
auspiciousness; propitiousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("propitiousness" is a kind of...):
advantageousness; favorableness; favourableness; positiveness; positivity; profitableness (the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome)
Attribute:
auspicious (auguring favorable circumstances and good luck)
inauspicious; unfortunate (not auspicious; boding ill)
propitious (presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success)
unpropitious (not propitious)
Antonym:
unpropitiousness (the quality of suggesting an unsuccessful result)
Derivation:
propitious (presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success)
