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Definitions for favorable
ˈfeɪ vər ə bəl, ˈfeɪv rə-fa·vor·able
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Princeton's WordNet
favorable, favourableadjective
encouraging or approving or pleasing
"a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression"
favorable, favourableadjective
(of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate
"the days were fair and the winds were favorable"
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"
friendly, favorable, well-disposedadjective
inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile
"a government friendly to our interests"; "an amicable agreement"
favorable, favourableadjective
occurring at a convenient or suitable time
"an opportune time to receive guests"
Wiktionary
favorableadjective
pleasing, encouraging or approving
The candidate wearing the business suite made a favorable impression.
favorableadjective
useful or helpful
We made quick progress, due to favorable winds.
favorableadjective
convenient or at a suitable time; opportune
The rain stopped at a favourable time for our tennis match.
favorableadjective
auspicious or lucky
She says that she was born under a favorable star.
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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
Favorablenoun
full of favor; favoring; manifesting partiality; kind; propitious; friendly
Favorablenoun
conducive; contributing; tending to promote or facilitate; advantageous; convenient
Favorablenoun
beautiful; well-favored
Etymology: [F. favorable, L. favorabilis favored, popular, pleasing, fr. favor. See Favor, n.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of favorable in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of favorable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of favorable in a Sentence
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.’.
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.
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.
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.
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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