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   favourable

   /ˈfeɪv(ə)rəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. expressing approval: "the exhibitions received favourable reviews" Similar approvingcommendatorycommendingpraisingcomplimentaryflatteringglowingappreciativeenthusiasticgoodpleasingagreeablesuccessfulpositiveinformal:ravepositiveaffirmativeassentingagreeingconcurringapprovingin the affirmativeencouragingreassuringsupportivein one's favourOpposite unfavourablecriticalnegative
   • ▪ giving consent: "their demands rarely received a favourable response"
   • 2. to the advantage of someone or something: "favourable conditions for vegetation growth" Similar advantageousbeneficialof benefitin one's favouron one's sidehelpfulgoodrightconduciveconvenientsuitablefitfittingappropriatepropitiousauspicioushopefulpromisingfairencouragingOpposite disadvantageous
   • ▪ (of a wind) blowing in the direction of travel: "by sailing towards the land first you will find more favourable wind"
   • ▪ (of weather, or a period of time judged in terms of its weather) fine: "a very favourable, sometimes glorious, October"
   • ▪ suggesting a good outcome: "a favourable prognosis"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin favorabilis, from favor (see favour).

   Derivatives

   • 1. favourableness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFAVOURABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Favourable means showing that you like or approve of someone or something, or giving you an advantage or more chance of success. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   If something makes a favourable impression on you or is favourable to you, you like it and approve of it. His ability to talk tough made a favourable impression on his supporters. These terms were favourable to India.

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   Favourable means advantageous, encouraging, or promising. See how to use this adjective in sentences from various sources, such as The Daily Beast and Project Gutenberg.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFAVORABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Favorable means positive or pleasing, or showing respect and admiration. Learn how to use this word in different contexts, see synonyms and related words, and compare with irony.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective favourable, which means making people have a good opinion of somebody/something or positive and showing your good opinion. Find out the synonyms, collocations and opposite word of favourable.

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   Definitions of favourable. adjective. encouraging or approving or pleasing. synonyms: favorable. affirmative, affirmatory. affirming or giving assent. complimentary. conveying or resembling a compliment. affirmative, approbative, approbatory, approving, plausive. expressing or manifesting praise or approval. indulgent. being favorably inclined.

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   Learn the meaning of favourable, an adjective that describes something good, suitable, or reasonable. See how to use it in sentences with different contexts and synonyms.