augury
/ˈɔː.ɡjʊ.ɹi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.90 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "In Wordsworth's first preludings there is but a dim foreboding of the creator of an era. From Southey's early poems, a safer augury might have been drawn."
- "No augury could be hopefuller. The Fates must indeed be hard, the Ordeal severe, the Destiny dark, that could destroy so bright a Spring!"
- "Fortunately many of the younger men are keen enough to make a success of their work, and this gives a better augury for the future."
- "Evidently he did not mean to be a mere figurehead, but to carry on the old tradition of Wilsthorpe's; and that was considered to be a good thing in itself and an augury for future prosperity."
Etymology
From augur + -y, or from Middle English augurie, from Old French augurie, from Latin augurium.