Category:Propitious

Pro*pi"tious, a. Etym: [l. propitius, perhaps originally a term of Augury meaning, flying forward (pro) or well; cf. Skr. pat to fly, e. Petition, feather.]

1. Convenient; auspicious; favorable; kind; as, a propitious season; A propitious breeze.

2. Hence, kind; gracious; merciful; helpful; -- said of a person or a Divinity. Milton. And now t' assuage the force of this new flame, and make thee [love] More propitious in my need. Spenser.

Syn. -- auspicious; favorable; kind. -- propitious, auspicious. Auspicious (from the ancient idea of Auspices, or omens) denotes "indicative of success," or "favored by Incidental occurrences;" as, an auspicious opening; an auspicious Event. Propitious denotes that which efficaciously protect us in some Undertaking, speeds our exertions, and decides our success; as, Propitious gales; propitious influences. -- pro*pi"tious*ly, adv. -- pro*pi"tious*ness, n.