What does favorable mean?

Definitions for favorable
ˈfeɪ vər ə bəl, ˈfeɪv rə-fa·vor·able

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. favorable, favourableadjective

    encouraging or approving or pleasing

    "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression"

  2. favorable, favourableadjective

    (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate

    "the days were fair and the winds were favorable"

  3. golden, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperousadjective

    presaging or likely to bring good luck

    "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision"

  4. friendly, favorable, well-disposedadjective

    inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile

    "a government friendly to our interests"; "an amicable agreement"

  5. favorable, favourableadjective

    occurring at a convenient or suitable time

    "an opportune time to receive guests"

Wiktionary

  1. favorableadjective

    pleasing, encouraging or approving

    The candidate wearing the business suite made a favorable impression.

  2. favorableadjective

    useful or helpful

    We made quick progress, due to favorable winds.

  3. favorableadjective

    convenient or at a suitable time; opportune

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

  4. favorableadjective

    auspicious or lucky

    She says that she was born under a favorable star.

ChatGPT

  1. favorable

    Favorable refers to something advantageous, beneficial, or marked by approval, support or liking. It often indicates conditions or circumstances that increase the chances of success or effectiveness.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Favorablenoun

    full of favor; favoring; manifesting partiality; kind; propitious; friendly

  2. Favorablenoun

    conducive; contributing; tending to promote or facilitate; advantageous; convenient

  3. Favorablenoun

    beautiful; well-favored

  4. Etymology: [F. favorable, L. favorabilis favored, popular, pleasing, fr. favor. See Favor, n.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of favorable in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of favorable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of favorable in a Sentence

  1. Donald Trump:

    The U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion Monday vacating former Gov. Bob McDonnell’s corruption convictionsand sent it back to the lower appeals court. ‘In addition to being inconsistent with both text and precedent, the Government’s expansive interpretation of ‘official act’ would raise significant constitutional concerns,’according to the unanimous opinion.‘Because the jury was not correctly instructed on the meaning of ‘official act,’ it may have convicted Governor McDonnell for conduct that is not unlawful.’ SCOTUSblog’s Amy Howe posted in a live chat on the opinion: ‘Very favorable to the governor but not over.’.

  2. Rana Mitter:

    I think there's one overall message that the party is really sending, and that is that tech entrepreneurs may be the most glamorous, the most publicly favorable face that China is showing to the world, but there is no one individual, no one company bigger than Chinese Communist Party.

  3. Sean Turnell:

    This is someone who is very Western-minded, very much attached to the rule of law, sound institutions, property rights and all that and she's calling the shots now, this brings stability that would be favorable exactly for that kind of investor who stayed on the sidelines until now.

  4. Ricky Sandler:

    The proposed financial terms are far too favorable to TKWY shareholders and far too unfavorable to JE shareholders. Accordingly, we intend to vote against this arrangement.

  5. Reza Marashi:

    In this campaign Rouhani and his coalition have been saying that the nuclear deal was the first step to economic and political dignity, and that these elections were the next step, if the election is favorable to Rouhani, it becomes his responsibility to fulfill campaign promises.

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