Propitious vs Amicable - What's the difference?
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Favorable; benevolent (e.g. propitious weather )
(archaic) Favorably disposed towards someone.
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Characteristic of a good omen: auspicious.
Showing friendliness or goodwill.
Propitious is a related term of amicable.
As adjectives the difference between propitious and amicable
is that propitious is favorable; benevolent (eg propitious weather ) while amicable is showing friendliness or goodwill.propitious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* advantageous, auspicious, favorable, fortunate, promisingAntonyms
* unpropitiousExternal links
* * *amicable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- They hoped to reach an amicable agreement.
- He was an amicable fellow with an easy smile.
Usage notes
Amicable is particularly used of relationships or agreements (especially legal proceedings, such as divorce), with meaning ranging from simply “not quarrelsome, mutually consenting” to “quite friendly”. By contrast, the similar term amiable is especially used to mean “pleasant, lovable”, such as an “amiable smile”.The Penguin Wordmaster Dictionary,'' Martin Manser and Nigel Turton, eds., 1987, cited in “Wordmaster: amiable, amicable]”, ''[http://itsmypulp.wordpress.com/ all songs lead back t' the sea],23 Oct 2009, by [http://itsmypulp.wordpress.com/author/itsmypulp/ NTWrong
