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. --
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
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