different between lucky vs propitious

English

Pronunciation

• l?k??, IPA^(key): /?l?ki/
• Rhymes: -?ki

Etymology

From Middle English lukky, equivalent to luck +? -y. Cognate with Scots lucky (“lucky”), West Frisian lokkich (“lucky, fortunate”), Dutch gelukkig (“lucky, forntunate, happy”). Compare also Danish lykkelig (“happy”), Swedish lycklig (“happy, lucky”), German glücklich (“happy”).

Adjective

lucky (comparative luckier or more lucky, superlative luckiest or most lucky)

1. (of people) Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.

   Synonyms: fortunate, successful; see also Thesaurus:lucky
2. Producing, or resulting in, good fortune

   Synonyms: favorable, auspicious, favorable, fortunate; see also Thesaurus:auspicious

Derived terms

Translations

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman and Old French propicius, from Latin propitius (“favorable, well-disposed, kind”). Compare French propice, Portuguese propício and Spanish propicio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?o??p???s/
• Hyphenation: pro?pi?tious

Adjective

propitious (comparative more propitious, superlative most propitious)

1. Favorable; benevolent.

   Synonym: favorable

   Antonym: unpropitious

2. Advantageous.

   Synonym: advantageous

3. Characteristic of a good omen.

   Synonyms: auspicious, fortunate, promising
4. (archaic) Favorably disposed towards someone.

Antonyms

• unpropitious

Translations

Related terms

• propitiate
• propitiation
• propitiously
• propitiousness

Further reading

• propitious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• propitious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• propitious at OneLook Dictionary Search