单词 | inauspiciousness |
释义 | inauspiciousnessn. The quality of being inauspicious; unluckiness.In Todd and modern dictionaries. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [noun] > misfortune or ill-luck > fact of being inauspicious perila1500 inauspiciousness1652 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > lack of promise > [noun] > inauspiciousness unluckiness1601 inauspiciousness1652 unpropitiousness1756 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > an omen, sign, portent > [noun] > act or action > portending evil ominousness1606 portent1630 inauspiciousness1652 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 130 The propitiousness of the fortunate, and inauspiciousness of the unfortunate stars. 1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xxxiii. 277 The dismal inauspiciousness of the Holy Days. 1727 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1652 |
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