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fa·vor·a·ble (f v r- -b l, f v r -)adj.1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds. 2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis. 3. Manifesting approval; commendatory: a favorable report. 4. Winning approval; pleasing: a favorable impression. 5. Granting what has been desired or requested: a favorable reply. 6. Indulgent or partial: listened with a favorable ear.
fa vor·a·ble·ness n. fa vor·a·bly adv. Synonyms: favorable, propitious, auspicious, benign, conducive These adjectives describe what is indicative of a successful outcome. Favorable can refer to what contributes in a positive way to the attainment of a goal: a favorable review. Propitious implies a favorable tendency or inclination: "Miracles are propitious accidents" (George Santayana). Auspicious refers to what presages good fortune: an auspicious beginning. Benign applies to people or things that exert a beneficial influence: "I lingered round them, under that benign sky . . . and wondered how anyone could ever imagine unquiet slumbers, for the sleepers in that quiet earth" (Emily Brontë). Something conducive leads or contributes to a result, often a desirable one: a quiet place conducive to reading. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | favorableness - the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcomeadvantage, vantage - the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" |
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