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Auspiciousness

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. [1913 Webster] -- Aus*pi"cious*ly, adv. -- Aus*pi"cious*ness, n.

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auspiciousness

n. The state or quality of being auspicious or successful.

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auspiciousness

n. the favorable quality of strongly indicating a successful result [syn: propitiousness] [ant: inauspiciousness, inauspiciousness]