{UAH} WORD OF THE DAY April 20, 2019-----------------propitious

WORD OF THE DAY April 20, 2019

propitious    adjective | pruh-PISH-us     Definition   1 : favorably disposed : benevolent   2 : being a good omen : auspicious   3 : tending to favor : advantageous   Scroll down for more about propitious      TRENDING NOW: surveillance cavalier redact redacted SEE ALL      PEOPLE ARE READING   Aww it's So 'Adorkable'       'MacGyver': The Verb     What Is a 'Librocubicularist'?       'Truthiness': Can Something "Seem," Without Being, True?         WORD GAMES AND QUIZZES: WEEKLY CHALLENGE   Words from Greek and Latin Quiz   Finally! A use for those SAT prep classes.     PLAY NOW     Nailed this quiz? We have plenty more to try!  TAKE ME THERE         Did You Know?   Propitious, which comes to us through Middle English from the Latin word propitius, is a synonym of favorable and auspicious. All three essentially mean "pointing toward a happy outcome," with some differences of emphasis. Favorable implies that someone or something involved in a situation is approving or helpful ("a favorable recommendation"), or that circumstances are advantageous ("favorable weather conditions"). Auspicious usually applies to a sign or omen that promises success before or at the start of an event ("an auspicious beginning"). Propitious may also apply to beginnings, but it often suggests a continuing promising condition ("propitious conditions for an alliance").     Examples of PROPITIOUS   With the economy emerging from a recession, it was a propitious time to invest in a start-up.   "My instincts tell me that this is a propitious moment in time, a time when people support and insist upon decisive action, a time when policymakers have the courage and commitment to move forward with ideas that may seem bold but are, in essence, sensible and straightforward." — James Aloisi, Commonwealth Magazine, 7 Mar. 2019   Name That Synonym   Unscramble the letters to create a synonym of propitious meaning "auspicious": SPUROOSEPR.   VIEW THE ANSWER           WORDS AT PLAY     These Are Fighting Words   8 colorful terms that come from boxing and wrestling   SEE THE FULL LIST            MORE WORD FUN:     WORD GAMES          TRENDING NOW          WORDS AT PLAY      FOLLOW US:

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