auspicious
/ɔˈspɪʃ.əs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of good omen; indicating future success.
adj
Marked by success; prosperous.
Example Sentences
- "It was a boast of Napoleon, that the very weather owned the influence of his auspicious star—his triumphal entry, his procession, or his fête, were always marked by sunshine."
- "Backed by the Salsoul Orchestra, Carol's auspicious single debut, "More," was one of the very first commercially-available 12" singles and was a smash, reaching the upper regions of the disco charts in 1976."
- "Losing nearly a third of the heavy cruisers, including Admiral Kurita's flagship, the Atago, was not an especially-auspicious start to the operation, especially with the admiral himself having to be fished out of the water by a destroyer."
- "This is an auspicious day."
- "Therefore our ſometimes Siſter, novv our Queen, / Th’ imperiall Ioyntreſſe of this vvarlike State, / Haue vve, as ’tvvere, vvith a defeated ioy, / VVith one Auſpicious, and one Dropping eye, / VVith mirth in Funerall, and vvith Dirge in Marriage, / In equall Scale vveighing Delight and Dole / Taken to VVife […]"
- "Sure, ſuch a Day as this vvas never ſeen! / The Sun himſelf, on this auſpicious Day, / Shines like a Beau in a nevv Birth-Day Suit: […]"
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *speḱ-, auspicium, -
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɔˈspɪʃ.əs/
- British English: /ɔːˈspɪ.ʃəs/