"propitious" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /pɹoʊˈpɪʃəs/ Audio: en-us-propitious.ogg Forms: more propitious [comparative], most propitious [superlative]
Etymology: From Anglo-Norman and Old French propicius, from Latin propitius (“favorable, well-disposed, kind”). Compare French propice, Portuguese propício and Spanish propicio. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peth₂-}}, {{root|en|ine-pro|*-kʷe}}, {{der|en|xno|-}} Anglo-Norman, {{der|en|fro|propicius}} Old French propicius, {{der|en|la|propitius||favorable, well-disposed, kind}} Latin propitius (“favorable, well-disposed, kind”), {{cog|fr|propice}} French propice, {{cog|pt|propício}} Portuguese propício, {{cog|es|propicio}} Spanish propicio Head templates: {{en-adj}} propitious (comparative more propitious, superlative most propitious)
  1. Favorable; advantageous. Synonyms: favorable, advantageous Translations (advantageous): avantatjós [masculine] (Catalan), avantatjosa [feminine] (Catalan), voordelig (Dutch), edullinen (Finnish), hyödyllinen (Finnish), avantageux (French), vorteilhaft (German), előnyös (Hungarian), fördelaktig (Swedish) Translations (favorable): благоприятен (blagoprijaten) (Bulgarian), favorable [masculine] (Catalan), propici [masculine] (Catalan), propícia [feminine] (Catalan), gunstig (Dutch), suotuisa (Finnish), favorable (French), propice (French), günstig (German), förderlich (German), gnädig (German), ευνοϊκός (evnoïkós) (Greek), kedvező (Hungarian), propizio (Italian), momoho (Maori), sprzyjający (Polish), propício (Portuguese), благоприя́тный (blagoprijátnyj) [masculine] (Russian), propicio (Spanish), gynnsam (Swedish), сприятливий (spryjatlyvyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. Characteristic of a good omen. Synonyms: auspicious, fortunate, promising Translations (characteristic of a good omen: auspicious): propici [masculine] (Catalan), propícia [feminine] (Catalan), onder een goed gesternte (Dutch), suotuisa (Finnish), lupaava (Finnish), de bonne augure (French), verheißungsvoll (German), propitius (Latin), lyckosam (Swedish)
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  3. (archaic) Favorably disposed towards someone. Tags: archaic
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: propitiate, propitiation, propitiously, propitiousness
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "advantageous",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "edullinen"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "hyödyllinen"
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      "code": "fr",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "advantageous",
      "word": "vorteilhaft"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "word": "fördelaktig"
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      "word": "propícia"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "characteristic of a good omen: auspicious",
      "word": "onder een goed gesternte"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "characteristic of a good omen: auspicious",
      "word": "suotuisa"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "characteristic of a good omen: auspicious",
      "word": "lupaava"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "characteristic of a good omen: auspicious",
      "word": "de bonne augure"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "characteristic of a good omen: auspicious",
      "word": "verheißungsvoll"
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    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "characteristic of a good omen: auspicious",
      "word": "propitius"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "characteristic of a good omen: auspicious",
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