inauspiciousness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

inauspiciousness
    n 1: the quality of suggesting an unsuccessful result [syn:
         {inauspiciousness}, {unpropitiousness}] [ant:
         {auspiciousness}, {propitiousness}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Inauspicious \In`aus*pi"cious\, a.
   Not auspicious; ill-omened; unfortunate; unlucky;
   unfavorable. "Inauspicious stars." --Shak. "Inauspicious
   love." --Dryden. -- {In`aus*pi"cious*ly}, adv. --
   {In`aus*pi"cious*ness}, n.
   [1913 Webster]