favorable

[Fa·vor*a*ble]

The word favorable describes something positive or promising, such as a two thumbs up movie review or the perfect conditions for golf.

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Full of favor; favoring; manifesting partiality; kind; propitious; friendly.

Adjective S.
granting what has been desired or requested; "a favorable reply"; "a positive answer"

Adjective S.
very favorable or advantageous; "a golden opportunity"

Adjective S.
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"

Adjective S.
at a convenient or suitable time; "an opportune time to receive guests"

Adjective
(of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable"

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Adjective
encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression"

Adjective S.
favorably disposed; not antagonistic; "a government favorable to our interests"


n.
Full of favor; favoring; manifesting partiality; kind; propitious; friendly.

n.
Conducive; contributing; tending to promote or facilitate; advantageous; convenient.

n.
Beautiful; well-favored.


Favorable

Fa"vor*a*ble , 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.
Lend favorable ears to our request.
Lord, thou hast been favorable unto thy land.
2. Conducive; contributing; tending to promote or facilitate; advantageous; convenient.
A place very favorable for the making levies of men.
The temper of the climate, favorable to generation, health, and long life.
3. Beautiful; well-favored. [Obs.] Spenser. -- Fa"vora*ble*ness, n. -- Fa"vor*a*bly, sdv.
The faborableness of the present times to all extertions in the cause of liberty.

Full of favor; favoring; manifesting partiality; kind; propitious; friendly.

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Usage Examples

Aesthetic emotion puts man in a state favorable to the reception of erotic emotion. Art is the accomplice of love. Take love away and there is no longer art.

If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.

Reputation is favorable notoriety as distinguished from fame, which is permanent approval of great deeds and noble thoughts by the best intelligence of mankind.

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Other Usage Examples

Cagey trial lawyers have figured out there's a pretty good likelihood their case - no matter what its merit - will literally get its day in court because of favorable judges.

Love is often nothing but a favorable exchange between two people who get the most of what they can expect, considering their value on the personality market.

The methods of peace propaganda which aim at establishing peace doctrine by argument and by creating a feeling favorable to peace in general seem to fall short of reaching the springs of human action and of dealing with the causes of the conduct which they seek to modify.

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