Favourable

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Favorable \Fa"vor*a*ble\ (f[=a]"v[~e]r*[.a]*b'l), a. [Written
     also {favourable}.] [F. favorable, L. favorabilis favored,
     popular, pleasing, fr. favor. See {Favor}, n.]
     1. Full of favor; favoring; manifesting partiality; kind;
        propitious; friendly.
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              Lend favorable ears to our request.   --Shak.
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              Lord, thou hast been favorable unto thy land. --Ps.
                                                    lxxxv. 1.
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     2. Conducive; contributing; tending to promote or facilitate;
        advantageous; convenient.
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              A place very favorable for the making levies of men.
                                                    --Clarendon.
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              The temper of the climate, favorable to generation,
              health, and long life.                --Sir W.
                                                    Temple.
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     3. Beautiful; well-favored. [Obs.] --Spenser. --
        {Fa"vora*ble*ness}, n. -- {Fa"vor*a*bly}, adv.
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              The favorableness of the present times to all
              exertions in the cause of liberty.    --Burke.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  favourable
       adj 1: encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply";
              "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a
              favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression" [syn: {favorable}]
              [ant: {unfavorable}]
       2: (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the
          days were fair and the winds were favorable" [syn: {favorable}]
          [ant: {unfavorable}]
       3: at a convenient or suitable time; "an opportune time to
          receive guests" [syn: {favorable}, {opportune}]
       4: tending to favor or bring good luck; "miracles are
          auspicious accidents"; "encouraging omens"; "a favorable
          time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous
          moment to make a decision" [syn: {auspicious}, {encouraging},
           {favorable}, {lucky}, {prosperous}]