auspiciousness
Signs of fortune
Auspiciousness is the quality of suggesting favorable outcomes or good fortune.
The word carries a sense of promising beginnings and positive omens: The auspiciousness of the occasion called for celebration.
It appears most often in formal or ceremonial contexts, particularly in discussions of weddings, business ventures, or cultural traditions where timing and signs matter.
Favorable for success
- promisingShowing signs of success
- fortunateEnjoying favorable circumstances
- blessedReceiving divine favor
- hopefulFeeling positive expectation
encouraging · opportune · timely · advantageous · beneficial · golden · bright · rosy
Chance affecting outcomes
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
- providenceDivine protective care
- kismetPreordained future outcome
- destinyPredetermined course of events
fate · chance · blessing · boon · windfall · prosperity · abundance · good fortune
Sign of future calamity
- harbingerOne who foreshadows
- signMark conveying information
- auguryOmen interpretation practice
- presageIndicate beforehand
prophecy · divination · oracle · prognostication · foreboding · premonition · foreshadowing · herald
Prayer seeking divine favor
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- talismanMagical protective charm
amulet · charm · red envelope · wedding · housewarming · threshold · christening · groundbreaking
propitious
Favorable for success
- promisingShowing signs of success
- fortunateEnjoying favorable circumstances
- blessedReceiving divine favor
hopeful · encouraging · opportune · timely · advantageous · beneficial · golden · bright · rosy · heartening
luck
Chance affecting outcomes
- serendipityAccidental fortunate discovery
- providenceDivine protective care
- kismetPreordained future outcome
destiny · fate · chance · blessing · boon · windfall · prosperity · abundance · good fortune · karma
portent
Sign of future calamity
presage · prophecy · divination · oracle · prognostication · foreboding · premonition · foreshadowing · herald · soothsaying
blessing
Prayer seeking divine favor
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
talisman · amulet · charm · red envelope · wedding · housewarming · threshold · christening · groundbreaking · ribbon-cutting
auspiciousnessinauspiciousness
Quality of seeming ill-fated
ominousness · foreboding · ill omen · bad omen · portentousness
auspiciousnessunluckiness
Persistent bad fortune
misfortune · bad luck · unfavorableness · adversity · cursedness