Definition of propitious in English:

propitious

adjective prəˈpɪʃəsprəˈpɪʃəs

1Giving or indicating a good chance of success; favourable.
吉祥的；吉利的，有利的
the timing for such a meeting seemed propitious
这一会议的时间选择似乎是好兆。
Example sentencesExamples
- The timing couldn't have been more propitious.
- The straight horizontal and vertical strokes of the characters had been cut into the shapes of propitious things, such as lucky birds, lotuses and guavas.
- We are therefore at a propitious moment for the development of a broader, more detailed theory of rhetoric in the cinema, one that would embrace all the persuasive, sensual, and emotional devices of the medium.
- It could furnish the most propitious conditions for capturing popular sentiment and guaranteeing a successful campaign.
- Hence it happens to be the responsibility of society to provide a propitious environment for the mentally challenged.
- The United States was founded on the pro-liberty ideals of the eighteenth century; the nineteenth century might not have provided such propitious foundations.
- He had no qualms or ‘superstitions’ about certain days or times being more propitious for carving than others, though he did try not to work on Sundays, when he attended his local African Church.
- Rarely has a superpower cared so much about a speck on the international diplomatic horizon; rarely at such a propitious moment in history have we had such good fortune.
- The summer of 1802 was thus a propitious moment to enhance Bonaparte's authority.
- Even under far less propitious circumstances, military occupations have commonly been successful.
- Did non-involvement signify successful resistance or were villages simply waiting for a more propitious time to become engaged?
- This was a daring and optimistic bet on what in the context was a largely new form of governance, coming to life and being tested under conditions that were hardly propitious.
- As a man he felt it his duty to take over the brewery, but because his knowledge of beer was limited to the tasting, he thought to consult the stars as to the most propitious of moments to add the yeast to the barley.
- As was clear then and since, this wasn't the most propitious moment to draw a line in the sand - neither Britain or France were in a position to actually defend Poland.
- This journalistic term can be used to describe an innocent delay of a story until a more propitious moment, or a manipulative delay of a story until it can do the most damage.
- There was a brief, perfect Elizabethan moment when conditions were propitious and all was well.
- Two or three decades hence conditions may be propitious for the emergence of a new international system - one with many influential actors in a regime of organically evolving interdependence.
- While there is scant information as to the details of their minor motor bike accident, the timing seems propitious for getting the athletes away from any immediate access to them.
- This disenchantment with Keynesianism provided a propitious environment within which alternative approaches to economic analysis and political management could flourish.
- It's also a propitious opportunity to literally move the debate out beyond the Beltway directly to the people.
Synonyms
favourable, auspicious, promising, providential, advantageous, fortunate, lucky, optimistic, bright, happy, rosy, full of promise, heaven-sent, hopeful, beneficial
opportune, suitable, apt, fitting, timely, well timed
1. 1.1archaic Favourably disposed towards someone.
  〈古〉对某人偏爱的
  there were points on which they did not agree, moments in which she did not seem propitious
  他们有些地方有分歧，在有的时刻她似乎并未表现出喜爱。

Derivatives

propitiously

adverbprəˈpɪʃəsli

Because this accidentally but propitiously takes place on opening night on the stage, the audience thinks it is part of the performance.
Example sentencesExamples
- Meanwhile, astute feminists and discerning men are encouraged to reconsider their aggressive attacks on each other and to support young women who are anxious to direct their life goals more propitiously.
- And, more propitiously, that day, a sacrifice was called for, yet no one was pure enough to perform those sacred duties.
- Thus his disparaging report was launched into a propitiously fertile environment.

propitiousness

nounprəˈpɪʃəsnəsprəˈpɪʃəsnəs

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French propicieus or Latin propitius 'favourable, gracious'.

Rhymes

adventitious, Aloysius, ambitious, auspicious, avaricious, capricious, conspicuous, delicious, expeditious, factitious, fictitious, flagitious, judicious, lubricious, malicious, Mauritius, meretricious, nutritious, officious, pernicious, repetitious, seditious, siliceous, superstitious, suppositious, surreptitious, suspicious, vicious

Definition of propitious in US English:

propitious

adjectiveprəˈpɪʃəsprəˈpiSHəs

1Giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable.
吉祥的；吉利的，有利的
the timing for such a meeting seemed propitious
这一会议的时间选择似乎是好兆。
Example sentencesExamples
- While there is scant information as to the details of their minor motor bike accident, the timing seems propitious for getting the athletes away from any immediate access to them.
- It could furnish the most propitious conditions for capturing popular sentiment and guaranteeing a successful campaign.
- The summer of 1802 was thus a propitious moment to enhance Bonaparte's authority.
- Even under far less propitious circumstances, military occupations have commonly been successful.
- Hence it happens to be the responsibility of society to provide a propitious environment for the mentally challenged.
- This was a daring and optimistic bet on what in the context was a largely new form of governance, coming to life and being tested under conditions that were hardly propitious.
- As a man he felt it his duty to take over the brewery, but because his knowledge of beer was limited to the tasting, he thought to consult the stars as to the most propitious of moments to add the yeast to the barley.
- The straight horizontal and vertical strokes of the characters had been cut into the shapes of propitious things, such as lucky birds, lotuses and guavas.
- The United States was founded on the pro-liberty ideals of the eighteenth century; the nineteenth century might not have provided such propitious foundations.
- He had no qualms or ‘superstitions’ about certain days or times being more propitious for carving than others, though he did try not to work on Sundays, when he attended his local African Church.
- Two or three decades hence conditions may be propitious for the emergence of a new international system - one with many influential actors in a regime of organically evolving interdependence.
- As was clear then and since, this wasn't the most propitious moment to draw a line in the sand - neither Britain or France were in a position to actually defend Poland.
- Rarely has a superpower cared so much about a speck on the international diplomatic horizon; rarely at such a propitious moment in history have we had such good fortune.
- There was a brief, perfect Elizabethan moment when conditions were propitious and all was well.
- The timing couldn't have been more propitious.
- This journalistic term can be used to describe an innocent delay of a story until a more propitious moment, or a manipulative delay of a story until it can do the most damage.
- We are therefore at a propitious moment for the development of a broader, more detailed theory of rhetoric in the cinema, one that would embrace all the persuasive, sensual, and emotional devices of the medium.
- Did non-involvement signify successful resistance or were villages simply waiting for a more propitious time to become engaged?
- This disenchantment with Keynesianism provided a propitious environment within which alternative approaches to economic analysis and political management could flourish.
- It's also a propitious opportunity to literally move the debate out beyond the Beltway directly to the people.
Synonyms
favourable, auspicious, promising, providential, advantageous, fortunate, lucky, optimistic, bright, happy, rosy, full of promise, heaven-sent, hopeful, beneficial
1. 1.1archaic Favorably disposed toward someone.
  〈古〉对某人偏爱的
  there were points on which they did not agree, moments in which she did not seem propitious
  他们有些地方有分歧，在有的时刻她似乎并未表现出喜爱。

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French propicieus or Latin propitius ‘favorable, gracious’.

单词	propitious
释义	Definition of propitious in English: propitious adjective prəˈpɪʃəsprəˈpɪʃəs 1Giving or indicating a good chance of success; favourable. 吉祥的；吉利的，有利的 the timing for such a meeting seemed propitious 这一会议的时间选择似乎是好兆。 Example sentencesExamples The timing couldn't have been more propitious. The straight horizontal and vertical strokes of the characters had been cut into the shapes of propitious things, such as lucky birds, lotuses and guavas. We are therefore at a propitious moment for the development of a broader, more detailed theory of rhetoric in the cinema, one that would embrace all the persuasive, sensual, and emotional devices of the medium. It could furnish the most propitious conditions for capturing popular sentiment and guaranteeing a successful campaign. Hence it happens to be the responsibility of society to provide a propitious environment for the mentally challenged. The United States was founded on the pro-liberty ideals of the eighteenth century; the nineteenth century might not have provided such propitious foundations. He had no qualms or ‘superstitions’ about certain days or times being more propitious for carving than others, though he did try not to work on Sundays, when he attended his local African Church. Rarely has a superpower cared so much about a speck on the international diplomatic horizon; rarely at such a propitious moment in history have we had such good fortune. The summer of 1802 was thus a propitious moment to enhance Bonaparte's authority. Even under far less propitious circumstances, military occupations have commonly been successful. Did non-involvement signify successful resistance or were villages simply waiting for a more propitious time to become engaged? This was a daring and optimistic bet on what in the context was a largely new form of governance, coming to life and being tested under conditions that were hardly propitious. As a man he felt it his duty to take over the brewery, but because his knowledge of beer was limited to the tasting, he thought to consult the stars as to the most propitious of moments to add the yeast to the barley. As was clear then and since, this wasn't the most propitious moment to draw a line in the sand - neither Britain or France were in a position to actually defend Poland. This journalistic term can be used to describe an innocent delay of a story until a more propitious moment, or a manipulative delay of a story until it can do the most damage. There was a brief, perfect Elizabethan moment when conditions were propitious and all was well. Two or three decades hence conditions may be propitious for the emergence of a new international system - one with many influential actors in a regime of organically evolving interdependence. While there is scant information as to the details of their minor motor bike accident, the timing seems propitious for getting the athletes away from any immediate access to them. This disenchantment with Keynesianism provided a propitious environment within which alternative approaches to economic analysis and political management could flourish. It's also a propitious opportunity to literally move the debate out beyond the Beltway directly to the people. Synonyms favourable, auspicious, promising, providential, advantageous, fortunate, lucky, optimistic, bright, happy, rosy, full of promise, heaven-sent, hopeful, beneficial opportune, suitable, apt, fitting, timely, well timed 1.1archaic Favourably disposed towards someone. 〈古〉对某人偏爱的 there were points on which they did not agree, moments in which she did not seem propitious 他们有些地方有分歧，在有的时刻她似乎并未表现出喜爱。 Derivatives propitiously adverbprəˈpɪʃəsli Because this accidentally but propitiously takes place on opening night on the stage, the audience thinks it is part of the performance. Example sentencesExamples Meanwhile, astute feminists and discerning men are encouraged to reconsider their aggressive attacks on each other and to support young women who are anxious to direct their life goals more propitiously. And, more propitiously, that day, a sacrifice was called for, yet no one was pure enough to perform those sacred duties. Thus his disparaging report was launched into a propitiously fertile environment. propitiousness nounprəˈpɪʃəsnəsprəˈpɪʃəsnəs Origin Late Middle English: from Old French propicieus or Latin propitius 'favourable, gracious'. Rhymes adventitious, Aloysius, ambitious, auspicious, avaricious, capricious, conspicuous, delicious, expeditious, factitious, fictitious, flagitious, judicious, lubricious, malicious, Mauritius, meretricious, nutritious, officious, pernicious, repetitious, seditious, siliceous, superstitious, suppositious, surreptitious, suspicious, vicious Definition of propitious in US English: propitious adjectiveprəˈpɪʃəsprəˈpiSHəs 1Giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable. 吉祥的；吉利的，有利的 the timing for such a meeting seemed propitious 这一会议的时间选择似乎是好兆。 Example sentencesExamples While there is scant information as to the details of their minor motor bike accident, the timing seems propitious for getting the athletes away from any immediate access to them. It could furnish the most propitious conditions for capturing popular sentiment and guaranteeing a successful campaign. The summer of 1802 was thus a propitious moment to enhance Bonaparte's authority. Even under far less propitious circumstances, military occupations have commonly been successful. Hence it happens to be the responsibility of society to provide a propitious environment for the mentally challenged. This was a daring and optimistic bet on what in the context was a largely new form of governance, coming to life and being tested under conditions that were hardly propitious. As a man he felt it his duty to take over the brewery, but because his knowledge of beer was limited to the tasting, he thought to consult the stars as to the most propitious of moments to add the yeast to the barley. The straight horizontal and vertical strokes of the characters had been cut into the shapes of propitious things, such as lucky birds, lotuses and guavas. The United States was founded on the pro-liberty ideals of the eighteenth century; the nineteenth century might not have provided such propitious foundations. He had no qualms or ‘superstitions’ about certain days or times being more propitious for carving than others, though he did try not to work on Sundays, when he attended his local African Church. Two or three decades hence conditions may be propitious for the emergence of a new international system - one with many influential actors in a regime of organically evolving interdependence. As was clear then and since, this wasn't the most propitious moment to draw a line in the sand - neither Britain or France were in a position to actually defend Poland. Rarely has a superpower cared so much about a speck on the international diplomatic horizon; rarely at such a propitious moment in history have we had such good fortune. There was a brief, perfect Elizabethan moment when conditions were propitious and all was well. The timing couldn't have been more propitious. This journalistic term can be used to describe an innocent delay of a story until a more propitious moment, or a manipulative delay of a story until it can do the most damage. We are therefore at a propitious moment for the development of a broader, more detailed theory of rhetoric in the cinema, one that would embrace all the persuasive, sensual, and emotional devices of the medium. Did non-involvement signify successful resistance or were villages simply waiting for a more propitious time to become engaged? This disenchantment with Keynesianism provided a propitious environment within which alternative approaches to economic analysis and political management could flourish. It's also a propitious opportunity to literally move the debate out beyond the Beltway directly to the people. Synonyms favourable, auspicious, promising, providential, advantageous, fortunate, lucky, optimistic, bright, happy, rosy, full of promise, heaven-sent, hopeful, beneficial 1.1archaic Favorably disposed toward someone. 〈古〉对某人偏爱的 there were points on which they did not agree, moments in which she did not seem propitious 他们有些地方有分歧，在有的时刻她似乎并未表现出喜爱。 Origin Late Middle English: from Old French propicieus or Latin propitius ‘favorable, gracious’.
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