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Apt to win favour; pleasing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Examples
- The candidate wearing the business suit made a favourable impression.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: good, pleasing
Antonyms: bad, displeasing, unfavorable
Expressing or indicating favour or goodwill; approving, encouraging.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Examples
- The proposal has received many favourable comments.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: approving, encouraging, positive
Antonyms: disapproving, discouraging, negative, unfavourable
Useful or helpful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Examples
- We made quick progress, due to favourable winds.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: advantageous, helpful, useful, propitious
Antonyms: unfavourable, unhelpful
Convenient or at a suitable time; opportune.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Examples
- The rain stopped at a favourable time for our tennis match.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: convenient, good, handy, opportune, suitable
Antonyms: bad, inconvenient, inopportune, unfavourable, unsuitable
Auspicious or lucky.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Examples
- She says that she was born under a favourable star.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: auspicious, fortunate, lucky
Antonyms: inauspicious, unfavourable, unlucky
(of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the days were fair and the winds were favorable
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: favorable
Antonyms: none provided
encouraging or approving or pleasing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a favorable reply
- he received a favorable rating
- listened with a favorable ear
- made a favorable impression
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: favorable
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 8
presaging or likely to bring good luck
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a favorable time to ask for a raise
- lucky stars
- a prosperous moment to make a decision
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: golden, favorable, lucky, prosperous
Antonyms: none provided
9
adjective satellite
Meaning 9
occurring at a convenient or suitable time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an opportune time to receive guests
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: favorable
Antonyms: none provided
From Middle English favourable, from Old French favorable, from Latin favōrābilis, from favor. By surface analysis, favour + -able.