favorable

English

Alternative forms

• favourable

Etymology

From Old French favorable, from Latin favorabilis

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfeɪv(ə)ɹəbəl/

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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.

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

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

Derived terms

• unfavorable

Related terms

• favor
• favorably

Translations

pleasing — see favourable

useful — see favourable

opportune — see favourable

auspicious — see favourable

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Catalan

Adjective

favorable (masculine and feminine plural favorables)

1. favourable

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.vɔ.ʁabl/

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Adjective

favorable (plural favorables)

1. favourable, favorable

Antonyms

• hostile

Related terms

• faveur
• favorablement

Further reading

• “favorable” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Galician

Alternative forms

• favorábel

Adjective

favorable m, f (plural favorables)

1. favorable

Derived terms

• favorablemente

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Spanish

Adjective

favorable (plural favorables)

1. favorable