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favourable

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishfavourable, fromOld Frenchfavorable, fromLatinfavōrābilis, fromfavor. Bysurface analysis,favour +‎-able.

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favourable (comparativemorefavourable,superlativemostfavourable)(British spelling)

  1. Apt to winfavour;pleasing.
    Synonyms:good,pleasing
    Antonyms:bad,displeasing,unfavorable
    The candidate wearing the business suit made afavourable impression.
  2. Expressing or indicatingfavour orgoodwill;approving,encouraging.
    Synonyms:approving,encouraging,positive
    Antonyms:disapproving,discouraging,negative,unfavourable
    The proposal has received manyfavourable comments.
    • 1958 June, “First Battery Railcars on B.R.”, inRailway Magazine, page419:
      The batteries were supplied by Chloride Batteries Limited, underfavourable terms, and the stationary charging plants atAberdeen andBallater were similarly supplied by Bruce Peebles Limited.
  3. Useful orhelpful.
    Synonyms:advantageous,helpful,useful,propitious
    Antonyms:unfavourable,unhelpful
    We made quick progress, due tofavourable winds.
    • 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto IX”, inIn Memoriam, London:Edward Moxon, [],→OCLC:
      So draw him home to those that mourn
      ⁠In vain; afavourable speed
      ⁠Ruffle thy mirror’d mast, and lead
      Thro’ prosperous floods his holy urn.
    • 2012 August 1, Peter Walker, Haroon Siddique, “Eight Olympic badminton players disqualified for 'throwing games'”, inThe Guardian[1], archived fromthe original on1 August 2024:
      Four pairs of women's doubles badminton players, including the Chinese top seeds, have been ejected from the Olympic tournament for trying to throw matches in an effort to secure a morefavourable quarter-final draw.
  4. Convenient or at asuitabletime;opportune.
    Synonyms:convenient,good,handy,opportune,suitable
    Antonyms:bad,inconvenient,inopportune,unfavourable,unsuitable
    The rain stopped at afavourable time for our tennis match.
  5. Auspicious orlucky.
    Synonyms:auspicious,fortunate,lucky
    Antonyms:inauspicious,unfavourable,unlucky
    She says that she was born under afavourable star.

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Translations

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pleasing
expressing or indicating favour or goodwill
useful
opportune
auspicious

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromOld Frenchfavorable, fromLatinfavorabilis; equivalent tofavour +‎-able.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌfaːvuˈraːbəl/,/ˌfaːvuˈraːblə/

Adjective

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favourable

  1. benevolent,well-disposed
  2. biased,prejudiced
  3. pleasing,attractive
  4. (rare)beneficial,favourable

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