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Propitious meaning

  1. Favorable; advantageous.
  2. Characteristic of a good omen.
  3. Favorably disposed towards someone.

Synonyms of Propitious

favorable favourable golden lucky prosperous gracious auspicious unpropitious

Related words

Other words often associated with Propitious or its synonyms:

unfavorable fortunate approving complimentary inauspicious pleasing approbatory following indulgent good affirmative ominous

Using Propitious

  • The main meaning on this page is: Favorable; advantageous. | Characteristic of a good omen. | Favorably disposed towards someone.
  • Useful related words include: favorable, favourable, golden, lucky.
  • In the example corpus, propitious often appears in combinations such as: is propitious.

Context around Propitious

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

assure 1×

Often after:

god 1× clouds 1× conditions 1× year 1× business 1× setting 1× climate 1×

Sentence patterns with Propitious

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a more propitious climate for 1× adverse or propitious god either 1× exploration is propitious 1× for a propitious year of 1× fostering a propitious business relationship 1× order of propitious clouds with 1× present a propitious setting throughout 1× timing is propitious 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

prayer flags mani 1× the bench said 1× there were prayers 1× they may also 1× through this collaboration 1× u s house 1×

Common sentence endings:

agglomerate of thimphu 1× at the trial 1× aug 3 2022 1× exploration is propitious 1× for publishing ventures 1× of the dragon 1×

Words around Propitious

Just before it in the word index:

propitiatory 4 propitiation 11 propitiated 5 propitiate 4 propiska 2 propionate 9

Just after it in the word index:

proplastid 3 proplastids 4 proplus 2 proplyds 2 propmaster 3 propofol 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanand 16 abcd 16 abdurrahman 16 aberdour 16 abergele 16 abg 16

Corpus analysis for Propitious

  • In this selection, "propitious" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, assure, god, clouds and conditions stand out and add context to how "propitious" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a more propitious climate for and adverse or propitious god either. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "propitious" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with propitious

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The timing is propitious. (4 words)

Prayer Flags, Mani Walls and Prayer Wheels present a propitious setting throughout the urban agglomerate of Thimphu. (17 words)

The Bench said that it is the duty of the court to assure propitious conditions which conduce to comparative tranquility at the trial. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

There were prayers for every such phase in life; for success in battle; for a change in wind (to overwhelm an adversary at sea, or that an intended voyage be propitious); that his crops may grow; to curse a thief; or wish ill-luck and death to his foes. (49 words)

It’s right and just to thank God at all times and places because everything that happens — both what the world considers adverse or propitious — God either wills or allows, seeking to bring spiritual good out of each (Romans 8:28). (41 words)

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a meeting with Taiwanese President President Tsai Ing-wen, after receiving the Order of Propitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon, Taiwan’s highest civilian honour, in Taipei, Taiwan, Aug. 3, 2022. (39 words)

Example sentences (10)

It’s right and just to thank God at all times and places because everything that happens — both what the world considers adverse or propitious — God either wills or allows, seeking to bring spiritual good out of each (Romans 8:28).

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a meeting with Taiwanese President President Tsai Ing-wen, after receiving the Order of Propitious Clouds with Special Grand Cordon, Taiwan’s highest civilian honour, in Taipei, Taiwan, Aug. 3, 2022.

The Bench said that it is the duty of the court to assure propitious conditions which conduce to comparative tranquility at the trial.

While the first place may be quite challenging, you can still burn incense sticks at Wong Tai Sin Temple any day during Chinese New Year to pray for a propitious Year of the Dragon.

The timing is propitious.

Through this collaboration effort both the Exchanges envisage further growth in their respective capital markets and look forward to fostering a propitious business relationship going forward.

Yet O’Keefe’s insistence that the library and museum would not just be a tourist destination but a place for “scholarly exploration” is propitious.

Prayer Flags, Mani Walls and Prayer Wheels present a propitious setting throughout the urban agglomerate of Thimphu.

There were prayers for every such phase in life; for success in battle; for a change in wind (to overwhelm an adversary at sea, or that an intended voyage be propitious); that his crops may grow; to curse a thief; or wish ill-luck and death to his foes.

They may also reflect the fact that Byrd's fellow monopolist Tallis and his printer Thomas Vautrollier had died, thus creating a more propitious climate for publishing ventures.

Common combinations with propitious

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • is propitious 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "propitious" in a sentence?
An example: "It’s right and just to thank God at all times and places because everything that happens — both what the world considers adverse or propitious — God either wills or allows, seeking to bring spiritual good out of each (Romans 8:28)." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "propitious" from authentic English texts.
What does "propitious" mean?
Propitious means: Favorable; advantageous.
What are synonyms of "propitious"?
Common synonyms of "propitious" include: favorable, favourable, golden, lucky, prosperous, gracious, auspicious, unpropitious.
How many example sentences with "propitious" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "propitious", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.