propitiousadj.

Brit.

/prəˈpɪʃəs/, U.S.

/prəˈpɪʃəs/,

/proʊˈpɪʃəs/

Forms: late Middle English propicius, late Middle English propicyous, late Middle English propycyous, late Middle English–1700s propicious, 1500s prepitious, 1500s– propitious, 1600s propitions (transmission error), 1600s propitiows.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin propitius.

Etymology: < classical Latin propitius favourably inclined, well-disposed ( < pro- pro- prefix¹ + the stem of petere to seek (see repeat v.) + -ius , suffix forming adjectives); compare -ous suffix. Compare Anglo-Norman propicius (first half of the 12th cent.), Middle French propicieux (1540). Compare earlier propice adj.With the form prepitious compare discussion at pro- prefix¹.

a. Of God, the fates, etc.: disposed to be favourable; gracious; merciful, lenient.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adjective]

mildeOE

blitheOE

goodOE

well-willingOE

beina1200

goodfulc1275

blithefula1300

faira1300

benignc1320

gainc1330

sweetc1330

kinda1333

propicec1350

well-willeda1382

well-disposeda1393

well-hearteda1393

well-willinga1393

friendsomea1400

well-willya1400

charitablec1405

well-willed1417

good-heartedc1425

kindlyc1425

honeyed1435

propitious1440

affectuousc1441

willya1449

homelyc1450

benevolous1470

benigned1470

benevolent1482

favourousc1485

well-meaned1488

well-meaning1498

humanec1500

favourablec1503

affectionatea1516

well-mindedc1522

beneficial1526

propiciant1531

benignate1533

well-intendeda1535

beneficious1535

kind-hearted1535

well-given1535

affectioned1539

well-wishing1548

figgy?1549

good-meaning1549

affectedc1553

affectionated1561

well-natured1561

well-affected?1563

officious1565

well-inclined1569

good-natured1582

partial1587

graceful?1593

well-intentioned1598

beneficent1616

candid1633

kindlike1637

benefic1641

kindly-hearted1762

well-meant1765

benignanta1782

sweet-hearted1850

1440 J. Capgrave Life St. Norbert (1977) l. 577 Forȝeue þi neybouris..If þou wilt þat God ouir þi defautes alle Be propicious.

1447 O. Bokenham Lives of Saints (Arun.) (1938) 332 (MED) Blyssyd virgyne..To them in erthe that the serue and loue Be euere propycyous.

c1451 J. Capgrave Life St. Gilbert (1910) 75 Nature, whech is propicius to helth, had withdrawe sum-what hir fauour.

1563 G. Hay Confut. Abbote of Crosraguels Masse f. 7^v Declareth him to be a mercyfull and a propitious God againe.

1596 E. Spenser Hymne in Honour of Loue in Fowre Hymnes 1 T'asswage the force of this new flame, And make thee more propitious in my need.

1608 M. Drayton Matilda in Poems (rev. ed.) sig. Ff4 Be you propitious, for whose onely sake For me I know hee'le gladly do his best.

1681 R. Wittie Οὐρανοσκοπια 56 Astrology considers some of the Planets in their Influences as propitious to Mankind.

1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man ii. ii. 112 They all endeavoured to render God propitious by Sacrifice.

1794 T. Taylor tr. Pausanias Descr. Greece III. 104 The signification, too, of the entrails gave them the highest reason to hope that the gods would be propitious to them.

1852 W. Hamilton Discuss. Philos. & Lit. 493 Assurance, personal assurance, (the feeling of certainty that God is propitious to me,—that my sins are forgiven).

1888 A. K. Green Behind Closed Doors iv. 41 If the fates are propitious we may succeed.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 212/2 A song was sung, in which the god was entreated to be propitious in the coming year.

1948 M. Quigley Magic Shadows i. 16 Spectators would see the design, appearing as if through the power of the devil or some propitious deity.

2005 Boston Herald (Nexis) 29 Sept. 36 The faithful should pray that the Holy Spirit remain propitious to the Catholic Church.

b. Of an omen or sign: of favourable import; regarded as indicative of the favourable disposition of God, the fates, etc.; auspicious. Later more generally: boding well, promising.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [adjective] > likely to be successful

propitious1592

promising1594

clickable1944

1592 R. Dallington tr. F. Colonna Hypnerotomachia f. 31 To Augures it was a gratefull and propitious signe of good luck.

1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης xxviii. 237 God hath testifi'd by all propitious and evident signes..that such a solemn..act..was..a..gratefull..Sacrifice.

1679 J. Banks Destr. Troy 23 The Preists of Mars..wish'd for tokens, and propitious signes Of an acceptable, and pleasing Sacrifice.

1736 tr. C. Rollin Anc. Hist. VI. 312 Being told, that the auspices were not propitious.

1790 A. Francis Misc. Poems 131 Propitious be the signs—the fair portent Shall guide our choice.

1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice I. xii. 131 Her answer, therefore, was not propitious, at least not to Elizabeth's wishes.

1870 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Iliad I. ii. 52 Almighty Jupiter Flung down his lightnings on the right and gave Propitious omens.

1910 Catholic Encycl. VII. 224/1 The father of the new Church of England..was not entering upon his functions under very propitious auspices.

1970 P. Berton National Dream iii. v. 133 Macdonald resolved to enter the arena on Monday night. The preliminaries were not propitious.

2010 T. Steinbeck In Shadow of Cypress 88 He believed the natural splendor might reflect a propitious omen, for at that moment he felt in dire need of celestial endorsement.

2. Presenting favourable conditions; well-suited, conducive; advantageous, opportune. Frequently with for, to.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > [adjective] > advantageous or favourable

likinga1387

friendlya1398

sweetc1400

propice1443

favourablec1460

towardly1520

propitious1581

aspectful1611

auspiciousa1616

benigna1631

fautive1667

benevolenta1676

bright1684

the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > favoured or attended by good fortune

eadilyOE

blessedc1175

selec1225

yblessed1297

fortunedc1374

fortunatec1386

happya1393

happenc1400

well-fortunedc1425

lucklyc1450

fortunablec1470

fortunousc1470

well-fortunate1474

richc1478

lucky?1510

comical?1569

well1577

propitious1581

felicious1599

auspicious1616

felicitous1641

bonifate1656

faust1676

weirdly1807

arsey1953

the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > favoured or attended by good fortune > auspicious

goodOE

fortunatec1400

luckyc1450

fortunablec1465

sonsyc1540

propitious1581

auspicate1603

auspicial1614

auspicious1616

well1633

silly1650

auspical1656

candid1715

well-omened1720

good luck1761

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > promise, ground of hope > [adjective]

fairc1325

likely1548

sperable1565

hoped1581

propitious1581

promising1594

hopeful1599

auspiciousa1616

flattering1633

promissory1732

sperate1808

likely-looking1827

favourable1828

promiseful1855

1581 R. Mulcaster Positions vii. 50 I will chuse out some especiall exercises, which..I do take to be most proper, and propitious to schooles, and scholers.

1601 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Trauellers Breuiat 5 The gentlenes of the aire, with the fertilitie of the ground,..is so propitious and naturall for the increase of fruit.

1695 J. Addison To the King 210 May Heav'n's propitious gales attend thee home!

1759 S. Johnson Prince of Abissinia II. xliii. 119 The astronomer's misery has proved to be not always propitious to wisdom.

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall (1869) I. xxv. 721 The circumstances were propitious to the designs of an usurper.

1809 M. R. Mitford Let. 23 May in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) I. iii. 75 The weather was most propitious.

1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest II. viii. 206 Thurstan looked upon the moment as one propitious for revolt.

1905 E. Wharton House of Mirth i. iv. 73 The terrace at Bellomont on a September afternoon was a spot propitious to sentimental musings.

1960 V. Thompson & R. Adloff Emerging States Fr. Equatorial Afr. xx. 318 There are still a few examples of the one-man newspaper in AEF [i.e. Afrique Equatoriale Française], but the postwar period has not been propitious for such enterprises.

2001 P. D. James Death in Holy Orders (2002) 185 His room was propitious for sleep: the bed was comfortable without being soft, the bedside lamp was at the right height for reading.

Derivatives

proˈpitiously adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adverb]

welleOE

blithec1000

blithelyc1000

goodfullya1300

blethelyc1300

milthlyc1300

kindlya1375

benignlyc1380

en-gree14..

homelya1425

benevolently1532

benign1535

obsequiously?1536

kindly1581

kind1592

propitiously1600

kindlily1625

well-meaningly1645

obligingly1646

candidly1650

beneficentlya1717

kindly-like1716

good-naturedly1725

benignantly1791

kindheartedly1803

the world > action or operation > advantage > [adverb] > advantageously or favourably

towardly1523

propicely1541

propitiously1834

propensely1922

1600 J. Weever Faunus & Melliflora sig. I3 All spotlesse pure, this first of Ianivere, Propitiously began great Platoes yeare.

1749 R. Rolt Impartial Representation Conduct Sever. Powers Europe iv. 37 Human force will never be able to accomplish this, unless propitiously favoured by the eternal ruler of the world.

1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus i. ix. 21/1 The wreck of matter and the crash of worlds was thy element and propitiously wafting tide.

1905 J. Jastrow Subconscious ii. vi. 375 Such failure..is grafted most propitiously upon the instability of the hysterical temperament.

2005 P. Comeau Margaret Laurence's Epic Imagination vi. 131 Arriving in Vancouver, Morag rents a Dickensian garret near the waterfront, where the gulls' white wings appear propitiously ‘filled with grace abounding’.

proˈpitiousness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > [noun] > advantageous or beneficial quality

profitablenessa1398

profitabilitya1500

fruitfulness1509

beneficialness1587

propitiousness1593

gainfulness1646

advantageousness?1649

favourableness1775

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > graciousness

esteOE

heldOE

menska1250

nighsomenessa1400

benisonc1450

graciosity1477

buxomnessc1503

suavity1508

gratitude?a1513

gratuity1523

graciousness1532

handsomeness1577

propitiousness1593

gracefulness1640

well-beteemingness1642

1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 16^v If I had but bestowed the thousand part of the propitiousnes I haue bestowed on the progeny of Abraham.

1690 W. Temple Ess. Anc. & Mod. Learning in Wks. (1720) I. 159 The Propitiousness of Climate to that sort of Tree.

1739 B. Holloway Nullity Repentance without Faith ii. 34 This kind of Propitiousness is neither one of His Moral, nor any other, Attributes.

1847 Times 22 May 7/2 In consequence of the extreme propitiousness of the weather every cane that has been planted for the last six months will come to maturity.

1925 H. G. Wells Christina Alberta's Father iii. ii. 324 His extreme luck in encountering Sargon had restored all his confidence in himself and in the propitiousness of things.

1999 S. Clark Thinking with Demons xxxi. 468 The Tagwähler..plots the daily co-ordinates of propitiousness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	propitious
释义	propitiousadj. Brit. /prəˈpɪʃəs/, U.S. /prəˈpɪʃəs/, /proʊˈpɪʃəs/ Forms: late Middle English propicius, late Middle English propicyous, late Middle English propycyous, late Middle English–1700s propicious, 1500s prepitious, 1500s– propitious, 1600s propitions (transmission error), 1600s propitiows. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin propitius. Etymology: < classical Latin propitius favourably inclined, well-disposed ( < pro- pro- prefix¹ + the stem of petere to seek (see repeat v.) + -ius , suffix forming adjectives); compare -ous suffix. Compare Anglo-Norman propicius (first half of the 12th cent.), Middle French propicieux (1540). Compare earlier propice adj.With the form prepitious compare discussion at pro- prefix¹. 1. a. Of God, the fates, etc.: disposed to be favourable; gracious; merciful, lenient. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adjective] mildeOE blitheOE goodOE well-willingOE beina1200 goodfulc1275 blithefula1300 faira1300 benignc1320 gainc1330 sweetc1330 kinda1333 propicec1350 well-willeda1382 well-disposeda1393 well-hearteda1393 well-willinga1393 friendsomea1400 well-willya1400 charitablec1405 well-willed1417 good-heartedc1425 kindlyc1425 honeyed1435 propitious1440 affectuousc1441 willya1449 homelyc1450 benevolous1470 benigned1470 benevolent1482 favourousc1485 well-meaned1488 well-meaning1498 humanec1500 favourablec1503 affectionatea1516 well-mindedc1522 beneficial1526 propiciant1531 benignate1533 well-intendeda1535 beneficious1535 kind-hearted1535 well-given1535 affectioned1539 well-wishing1548 figgy?1549 good-meaning1549 affectedc1553 affectionated1561 well-natured1561 well-affected?1563 officious1565 well-inclined1569 good-natured1582 partial1587 graceful?1593 well-intentioned1598 beneficent1616 candid1633 kindlike1637 benefic1641 kindly-hearted1762 well-meant1765 benignanta1782 sweet-hearted1850 1440 J. Capgrave Life St. Norbert (1977) l. 577 Forȝeue þi neybouris..If þou wilt þat God ouir þi defautes alle Be propicious. 1447 O. Bokenham Lives of Saints (Arun.) (1938) 332 (MED) Blyssyd virgyne..To them in erthe that the serue and loue Be euere propycyous. c1451 J. Capgrave Life St. Gilbert (1910) 75 Nature, whech is propicius to helth, had withdrawe sum-what hir fauour. 1563 G. Hay Confut. Abbote of Crosraguels Masse f. 7^v Declareth him to be a mercyfull and a propitious God againe. 1596 E. Spenser Hymne in Honour of Loue in Fowre Hymnes 1 T'asswage the force of this new flame, And make thee more propitious in my need. 1608 M. Drayton Matilda in Poems (rev. ed.) sig. Ff4 Be you propitious, for whose onely sake For me I know hee'le gladly do his best. 1681 R. Wittie Οὐρανοσκοπια 56 Astrology considers some of the Planets in their Influences as propitious to Mankind. 1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man ii. ii. 112 They all endeavoured to render God propitious by Sacrifice. 1794 T. Taylor tr. Pausanias Descr. Greece III. 104 The signification, too, of the entrails gave them the highest reason to hope that the gods would be propitious to them. 1852 W. Hamilton Discuss. Philos. & Lit. 493 Assurance, personal assurance, (the feeling of certainty that God is propitious to me,—that my sins are forgiven). 1888 A. K. Green Behind Closed Doors iv. 41 If the fates are propitious we may succeed. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 212/2 A song was sung, in which the god was entreated to be propitious in the coming year. 1948 M. Quigley Magic Shadows i. 16 Spectators would see the design, appearing as if through the power of the devil or some propitious deity. 2005 Boston Herald (Nexis) 29 Sept. 36 The faithful should pray that the Holy Spirit remain propitious to the Catholic Church. b. Of an omen or sign: of favourable import; regarded as indicative of the favourable disposition of God, the fates, etc.; auspicious. Later more generally: boding well, promising. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > success > [adjective] > likely to be successful propitious1592 promising1594 clickable1944 1592 R. Dallington tr. F. Colonna Hypnerotomachia f. 31 To Augures it was a gratefull and propitious signe of good luck. 1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης xxviii. 237 God hath testifi'd by all propitious and evident signes..that such a solemn..act..was..a..gratefull..Sacrifice. 1679 J. Banks Destr. Troy 23 The Preists of Mars..wish'd for tokens, and propitious signes Of an acceptable, and pleasing Sacrifice. 1736 tr. C. Rollin Anc. Hist. VI. 312 Being told, that the auspices were not propitious. 1790 A. Francis Misc. Poems 131 Propitious be the signs—the fair portent Shall guide our choice. 1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice I. xii. 131 Her answer, therefore, was not propitious, at least not to Elizabeth's wishes. View more context for this quotation 1870 W. C. Bryant tr. Homer Iliad I. ii. 52 Almighty Jupiter Flung down his lightnings on the right and gave Propitious omens. 1910 Catholic Encycl. VII. 224/1 The father of the new Church of England..was not entering upon his functions under very propitious auspices. 1970 P. Berton National Dream iii. v. 133 Macdonald resolved to enter the arena on Monday night. The preliminaries were not propitious. 2010 T. Steinbeck In Shadow of Cypress 88 He believed the natural splendor might reflect a propitious omen, for at that moment he felt in dire need of celestial endorsement. 2. Presenting favourable conditions; well-suited, conducive; advantageous, opportune. Frequently with for, to. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > [adjective] > advantageous or favourable likinga1387 friendlya1398 sweetc1400 propice1443 favourablec1460 towardly1520 propitious1581 aspectful1611 auspiciousa1616 benigna1631 fautive1667 benevolenta1676 bright1684 the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > favoured or attended by good fortune eadilyOE blessedc1175 selec1225 yblessed1297 fortunedc1374 fortunatec1386 happya1393 happenc1400 well-fortunedc1425 lucklyc1450 fortunablec1470 fortunousc1470 well-fortunate1474 richc1478 lucky?1510 comical?1569 well1577 propitious1581 felicious1599 auspicious1616 felicitous1641 bonifate1656 faust1676 weirdly1807 arsey1953 the world > action or operation > prosperity > [adjective] > favoured or attended by good fortune > auspicious goodOE fortunatec1400 luckyc1450 fortunablec1465 sonsyc1540 propitious1581 auspicate1603 auspicial1614 auspicious1616 well1633 silly1650 auspical1656 candid1715 well-omened1720 good luck1761 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > promise, ground of hope > [adjective] fairc1325 likely1548 sperable1565 hoped1581 propitious1581 promising1594 hopeful1599 auspiciousa1616 flattering1633 promissory1732 sperate1808 likely-looking1827 favourable1828 promiseful1855 1581 R. Mulcaster Positions vii. 50 I will chuse out some especiall exercises, which..I do take to be most proper, and propitious to schooles, and scholers. 1601 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Trauellers Breuiat 5 The gentlenes of the aire, with the fertilitie of the ground,..is so propitious and naturall for the increase of fruit. 1695 J. Addison To the King 210 May Heav'n's propitious gales attend thee home! 1759 S. Johnson Prince of Abissinia II. xliii. 119 The astronomer's misery has proved to be not always propitious to wisdom. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall (1869) I. xxv. 721 The circumstances were propitious to the designs of an usurper. 1809 M. R. Mitford Let. 23 May in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) I. iii. 75 The weather was most propitious. 1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest II. viii. 206 Thurstan looked upon the moment as one propitious for revolt. 1905 E. Wharton House of Mirth i. iv. 73 The terrace at Bellomont on a September afternoon was a spot propitious to sentimental musings. 1960 V. Thompson & R. Adloff Emerging States Fr. Equatorial Afr. xx. 318 There are still a few examples of the one-man newspaper in AEF [i.e. Afrique Equatoriale Française], but the postwar period has not been propitious for such enterprises. 2001 P. D. James Death in Holy Orders (2002) 185 His room was propitious for sleep: the bed was comfortable without being soft, the bedside lamp was at the right height for reading. Derivatives proˈpitiously adv. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adverb] welleOE blithec1000 blithelyc1000 goodfullya1300 blethelyc1300 milthlyc1300 kindlya1375 benignlyc1380 en-gree14.. homelya1425 benevolently1532 benign1535 obsequiously?1536 kindly1581 kind1592 propitiously1600 kindlily1625 well-meaningly1645 obligingly1646 candidly1650 beneficentlya1717 kindly-like1716 good-naturedly1725 benignantly1791 kindheartedly1803 the world > action or operation > advantage > [adverb] > advantageously or favourably towardly1523 propicely1541 propitiously1834 propensely1922 1600 J. Weever Faunus & Melliflora sig. I3 All spotlesse pure, this first of Ianivere, Propitiously began great Platoes yeare. 1749 R. Rolt Impartial Representation Conduct Sever. Powers Europe iv. 37 Human force will never be able to accomplish this, unless propitiously favoured by the eternal ruler of the world. 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus i. ix. 21/1 The wreck of matter and the crash of worlds was thy element and propitiously wafting tide. 1905 J. Jastrow Subconscious ii. vi. 375 Such failure..is grafted most propitiously upon the instability of the hysterical temperament. 2005 P. Comeau Margaret Laurence's Epic Imagination vi. 131 Arriving in Vancouver, Morag rents a Dickensian garret near the waterfront, where the gulls' white wings appear propitiously ‘filled with grace abounding’. proˈpitiousness n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > [noun] > advantageous or beneficial quality profitablenessa1398 profitabilitya1500 fruitfulness1509 beneficialness1587 propitiousness1593 gainfulness1646 advantageousness?1649 favourableness1775 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [noun] > graciousness esteOE heldOE menska1250 nighsomenessa1400 benisonc1450 graciosity1477 buxomnessc1503 suavity1508 gratitude?a1513 gratuity1523 graciousness1532 handsomeness1577 propitiousness1593 gracefulness1640 well-beteemingness1642 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 16^v If I had but bestowed the thousand part of the propitiousnes I haue bestowed on the progeny of Abraham. 1690 W. Temple Ess. Anc. & Mod. Learning in Wks. (1720) I. 159 The Propitiousness of Climate to that sort of Tree. 1739 B. Holloway Nullity Repentance without Faith ii. 34 This kind of Propitiousness is neither one of His Moral, nor any other, Attributes. 1847 Times 22 May 7/2 In consequence of the extreme propitiousness of the weather every cane that has been planted for the last six months will come to maturity. 1925 H. G. Wells Christina Alberta's Father iii. ii. 324 His extreme luck in encountering Sargon had restored all his confidence in himself and in the propitiousness of things. 1999 S. Clark Thinking with Demons xxxi. 468 The Tagwähler..plots the daily co-ordinates of propitiousness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1440
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