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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. Dan Kottlowski:

    The hurricane remains in a very favorable environment for further intensification, including low vertical wind shear, deep moist unstable air and warm water.

  2. Benjamin Brown:

    Prayer, according to Judaism, is something you can do alone -- but the most favorable way to do it is in public. ' In public' in Jewish law means ten male adults. This is called the minyan, it's kind of a quorum, and you do it usually in synagogues, now synagogues are usually small places, crowded, it's a very easy place to get an epidemic.

  3. John Lott:

    A poll by( the) Pew( Research Center) helps to explain why there has been such a large increase in concealed handgun permits among blacks and women. The poll shows a 25 percentage point increase in the proportion of blacks with a favorable view of gun ownership. This is the largest increase of any group.

  4. Ricky Sandler:

    It is clear to us that TKWY's offer of a 15% premium to JE's closing price on July 26 is highly opportunistic, 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. Beth Gamel:

    If you can start talking in those terms to someone looking to borrow, the borrower will see this as a business arrangement at extremely favorable rates.

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