Auspicious
Pronunciation : Aus*pi"cious
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [See Auspice.]
Definition : 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. -- Aus*pi"cious*ly, adv. -- Aus*pi"cious*ness, n.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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