English

Alternative spellings
favourable

Adjective
en-adj

1. pleasing, encouraging or approving

#: The candidate wearing the business suite made a favorable impression.

1. useful or helpful

#: We made quick progress, due to favorable winds.

1. convenient or at a suitable time; opportune

#: The rain stopped at a favouable time for our tennis match.

1. auspicious or lucky

#: She says that she was born under a favorable star.

Synonyms
(pleasing): approving, encouraging, good, pleasing
(useful): advantageous, helpful, useful
(opportune): convenient, good, handy, opportune, suitable
(auspicious): auspicious, fortunate, lucky

Antonyms
(pleasing): bad, discouraging, displeasing, unfavorable
(useful): unhelpful
(opportune): bad, inconvenient, inopportune, unsuitable
(auspicious): inauspicious, unfavourable, unlucky

Translations
trans-top|pleasing
Czech: p�íznivý m
French: favorable
trans-mid
Italian: favorevole
trans-bottom

trans-top|useful
Czech: p�íznivý m
French: favorable
trans-mid
Italian: favorevole
trans-bottom

trans-top|opportune
French: favorable
Italian: favorevole
trans-mid
Telugu: �న���లమ�న (anukoolamaina), సాన���లమ� (saanukoolamu)
trans-bottom

trans-top|auspicious
French: favorable
trans-mid
Italian: favorevole
trans-bottom

Derived terms
unfavorable

Related terms
favor
favorably

French

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /fa.v�.�abl/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /fa.vO.Rabl/

Adjective
fr-infl-adj|smfavorable|sffavorable|pmfavorables|pffavorables|smpfa.v�.�abl|sfpfa.v�.�abl|pmpfa.v�.�abl|pfpfa.v�.�abl
favorable

1. favourable

Antonyms
hostile

Related terms
faveur
favorablement

et:favorable
es:favorable
fr:favorable
gl:favorable
io:favorable
hu:favorable
fi:favorable
vi:favorable
zh:favorable

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