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- pronunciation:
- pr
pI
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
offering favorable circumstances or conditions; opportune; promising.
This is not a propitious time to start a new venture.- synonyms:
- advantageous, auspicious, beneficial, favorable, felicitous, opportune, promising, well-timed
- antonyms:
- adverse, inauspicious, unfavorable, unlucky, unpropitious
- similar words:
- beneficent, best, conducive, encouraging, happy, lucky, profitable, providential, timely
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| definition 2: |
favorable or favorably inclined; beneficent.
- synonyms:
- beneficent, benevolent, favorable, well-disposed
- antonyms:
- unfriendly, unpropitious
- similar words:
- benign, friendly, kindly, prosperous
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| related words: |
advantageous, beneficial, bright, fortunate, golden, helpful, hopeful, opportune, optimistic, portentous, ripe |
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| derivations: |
propitiously (adv.), propitiousness (n.) |
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