Propitious

a.	1.
	1.	Convenient; auspicious; favorable; kind; as, a propitious season; a propitious breeze.
	2.	Hence, kind; gracious; merciful; helpful; - said of a person or a divinity. And now t' assuage the force of this new flame, And make thee [Love] more propitious in my need. - Spenser.

Adj.

1.

propitious - presenting favorable circumstances; "propitious omens" Antonyms: unpropitious - not propitious

amicable, appropriate, auspicious, befitting, beneficent, beneficial, benevolent, benign, benignant, brave, bright, bright with promise, cheering, convenient, cooperative, dexter, encouraging, expedient, fair, favoring, felicitous, fit, fitting, friendly, full of promise, golden, good, happy, helpful, inspiring, inspiriting, kind, kindly, kindly-disposed, looking up, meet, neighborly, of good omen, of happy portent, of promise, pregnant of good, prosperous, providential, reassuring, ripe, rosy, seasonable, sortable, suitable, supportive, timely, toward, useful, well-affected, well-disposed, well-intentioned, well-meaning, well-meant, well-timed, white

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