favorable

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Alternative spellings 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 Derived terms 1.3.5 Related terms 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective 2.2.1 Antonyms 2.2.2 Related terms 3 Galician 3.1 Adjective 4 Spanish 4.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Alternative spellings

• favourable

[edit] Adjective

favorable (comparative more favorable, superlative most favorable)

1. pleasing, encouraging or approving

   The candidate wearing the business suite made a favorable impression.

2. useful or helpful

   We made quick progress, due to favorable winds.

3. convenient or at a suitable time; opportune

   The rain stopped at a favourable time for our tennis match.

4. auspicious or lucky

   She says that she was born under a favorable star.

[edit] Synonyms

• (pleasing): approving, encouraging, good, pleasing
• (useful): advantageous, helpful, useful
• (opportune): convenient, good, handy, opportune, suitable
• (auspicious): auspicious, fortunate, lucky

[edit] Antonyms

• (pleasing): bad, discouraging, displeasing, unfavorable
• (useful): unhelpful
• (opportune): bad, inconvenient, inopportune, unsuitable
• (auspicious): inauspicious, unfavourable, unlucky

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

• unfavorable

[edit] Related terms

• favor
• favorably

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /fa.vɔ.ʁabl/, SAMPA: /fa.vO.Rabl/

[edit] Adjective

favorable (epicene, plural favorables)

1. favourable, favorable

[edit] Antonyms

• hostile

[edit] Related terms

• faveur
• favorablement

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[edit] Galician

[edit] Adjective

favorable m. and f. (plural favorables)

1. favorable

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

favorable m. and f. (plural favorables)

1. favorable