
auspicious
/ɑˈspɪʃəs/
conducive to success; favorable
auspicious in a sentence
“The project began on an auspicious note.”
Origin of auspicious
Latin auspicium (divination by birds), from avis (bird) + specere (to look)
Related Words
inauspicious
not conducive to success; unpromising
ill-starred
destined to fail or be unlucky
star-crossed
thwarted by bad luck; ill-fated
propitious
giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable
portentous
of great significance; ominous; pompously solemn
fated
destined to happen; predetermined by fate