good omen



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good omen

A sign, either real or imagined, of good fortune or a propitious outcome. I saw a dove on my windowsill this morning; I'd say it's a good omen for the rest of my day. I think the way our conversation ended is a good omen for where our relationship is headed.
See also: good, omen

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kichiroukee-chee-ṙo:Japanese
EstherES-tər (English, Dutch), es-TER (French)English, French, Spanish, Dutch, German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Jewish, Biblical, Biblical Lati
LynLINEnglish
BlaŽ-Slovene, Croatian
Telma-Portuguese
Coulter['kəultə]