MEANING
Suggesting favorable prospects or good fortune; promising success at the outset.
Use it for
Suggest that circumstances appear to favor a new venture.Give a beginning, omen, or first impression a hopeful sense of promise.
Words that belong together
- auspicious sign
- auspicious start
- auspicious occasion
- auspicious omen
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An auspicious dawn revealed clear skies for their first voyage.
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- auspicious
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Usage notes
Often describes a beginning or sign interpreted as favorable; it does not guarantee success.
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