Favorable

//ˈfeɪ.vɚ.əbl// adj

adj ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    US standard spelling of favourable. US, alt-of, standard

    "The conditions favorable to health and life of the indigines of the poles or the north temperate zones are destructive to the indigines of the tropical, and vice versa."

Adjective
  1. 1
    giving an advantage wordnet
  2. 2
    presaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome wordnet
  3. 3
    (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate wordnet
  4. 4
    encouraging or approving or pleasing wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
advantageousapprovingauspiciousconvenientaccommodatingaccommodative

Example

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"I availed myself of this favorable opportunity."

Etymology

From Middle English favourable, from Old French favorable, from Latin favōrābilis, from favor. By surface analysis, favor + -able.

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