'Favorable' definitions:
Definition of 'favorable'
From: WordNet
adjective
Encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression" [syn: favorable, favourable] [ant: unfavorable, unfavourable]
adjective
(of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable" [syn: favorable, favourable] [ant: unfavorable, unfavourable]
adjective
Presaging or likely to bring good luck; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision" [syn: golden, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous]
adjective
Inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile; "a government friendly to our interests"; "an amicable agreement" [syn: friendly, favorable, well-disposed]
adjective
Occurring at a convenient or suitable time; "an opportune time to receive guests" [syn: favorable, favourable]
Definition of 'Favorable'
From: GCIDE
- Favorable \Fa"vor*a*ble\ (f[=a]"v[~e]r*[.a]*b'l), a. [Written also favourable.] [F. favorable, L. favorabilis favored, popular, pleasing, fr. favor. See Favor, n.]
- 1. Full of favor; favoring; manifesting partiality; kind; propitious; friendly. [1913 Webster]
- Lend favorable ears to our request. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- Lord, thou hast been favorable unto thy land. --Ps. lxxxv. 1. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Conducive; contributing; tending to promote or facilitate; advantageous; convenient. [1913 Webster]
- A place very favorable for the making levies of men. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]
- The temper of the climate, favorable to generation, health, and long life. --Sir W. Temple. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Beautiful; well-favored. [Obs.] --Spenser. -- {Fa"vora*ble*ness}, n. -- {Fa"vor*a*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
- The favorableness of the present times to all exertions in the cause of liberty. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'favorable'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accommodating,
- accommodative,
- accordant,
- acquiescent,
- advantageous,
- advisable,
- advocating,
- affirmative,
- agreeable,
- agreeing,
- alacritous,
- amenable,
- amiable,
- amicable,
- approbatory,
- appropriate,
- approving,
- ardent,
- assenting,
- auspicious,
- backing,
- becoming,
- befitting,
- beneficent,
- beneficial,
- benevolent,
- benign,
- benignant,
- bon,
- bonny,
- brave,
- braw,
- bright,
- bright with promise,
- brotherly,
- bueno,
- capital,
- cheering,
- cogent,
- commendable,
- commendatory,
- compliable,
- compliant,
- complimentary,
- congenial,
- congruous,
- consentient,
- consenting,
- content,
- convenient,
- cooperative,
- decent,
- desirable,
- dexter,
- disposed,
- docile,
- eager,
- elegant,
- encouraging,
- endorsing,
- enthusiastic,
- estimable,
- excellent,
- expedient,
- fain,
- fair,
- famous,
- favorably disposed,
- favorably inclined,
- favoring,
- feasible,
- felicitous,
- fine,
- fit,
- fitten,
- fitting,
- fortunate,
- forward,
- fraternal,
- friendlike,
- friendly,
- fructuous,
- full of promise,
- game,
- golden,
- good,
- goodly,
- grand,
- grateful,
- gratifying,
- happy,
- harmonious,
- healthful,
- healthy,
- helpful,
- helping,
- in the mind,
- in the mood,
- inclined,
- inspiring,
- inspiriting,
- kind,
- kindly,
- kindly-disposed,
- laudable,
- laudatory,
- likely,
- looking up,
- lucky,
- meet,
- minded,
- neighborlike,
- neighborly,
- nice,
- noble,
- nothing loath,
- of good omen,
- of happy portent,
- of promise,
- opportune,
- peaceable,
- permissive,
- pleasant,
- pleasing,
- pleasurable,
- pleasureful,
- pliant,
- politic,
- positive,
- praiseful,
- predisposed,
- pregnant of good,
- pro,
- profitable,
- promising,
- prompt,
- prone,
- proper,
- propitious,
- prosperous,
- providential,
- quick,
- ratifying,
- ready,
- ready and willing,
- reassuring,
- receptive,
- recommendable,
- recommendatory,
- regal,
- responsive,
- right,
- ripe,
- royal,
- salutary,
- sanctioning,
- seasonable,
- seemly,
- simpatico,
- sisterly,
- skillful,
- sociable,
- sortable,
- sound,
- splendid,
- submissive,
- suitable,
- supporting,
- supportive,
- sympathetic,
- sympathique,
- timely,
- to be desired,
- toward,
- tractable,
- ungrudging,
- unhostile,
- unloath,
- unrefusing,
- unreluctant,
- useful,
- valid,
- very good,
- virtuous,
- welcome,
- well-affected,
- well-disposed,
- well-inclined,
- well-intentioned,
- well-meaning,
- well-meant,
- well-timed,
- white,
- wholesome,
- willed,
- willing,
- willinghearted,
- wise,
- worthwhile,
- zealous
Words containing 'Favorable'
- Favor,
- Favorableness,
- Favorably,
- Favored,
- Favoredly,
- Favorer,
- Favoring,
- Favoringly,
- In favor of,
- In favor with,
- favor with,
- in favor,
- out of favor,
- By one's favor,
- Challenge for favor,
- Challenge to the favor,
- Love favor,
- Marriage favors,
- To curry favor,
- Wedding favor,
- With one's favor,
- court favor,
- curry favor,
- favorable position,
- favorable reception,
- party favor,
- Evil-favored,
- Hard-favored,
- Ill-favored,
- Ill-favoredly,
- To find favor in the eyes of,
- Well-favored,
- array favor polls,
- most-favored-nation,
- Most-favored-nation clause