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   favourable

   /ˈfeɪv(ə)rəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. expressing approval: "the exhibitions received favourable reviews" Similar approvingcommendatorycommendingpraisingcomplimentaryflatteringglowingappreciativeenthusiasticgoodpleasingagreeablesuccessfulpositiveinformal:ravepositiveaffirmativeassentingagreeingconcurringapprovingin the affirmativeencouragingreassuringsupportivein one's favourOpposite unfavourablecriticalnegative
   • ▪ giving consent: "their demands rarely received a favourable response"
   • 2. to the advantage of someone or something: "favourable conditions for vegetation growth" Similar advantageousbeneficialof benefitin one's favouron one's sidehelpfulgoodrightconduciveconvenientsuitablefitfittingappropriatepropitiousauspicioushopefulpromisingfairencouragingOpposite disadvantageous
   • ▪ (of a wind) blowing in the direction of travel: "by sailing towards the land first you will find more favourable wind"
   • ▪ (of weather, or a period of time judged in terms of its weather) fine: "a very favourable, sometimes glorious, October"
   • ▪ suggesting a good outcome: "a favourable prognosis"

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin favorabilis, from favor (see favour).

   Derivatives

   • 1. favourableness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFAVOURABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FAVOURABLE definition: 1. showing that you like or approve of someone or something: 2. making you support or approve of…. Learn more.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFAVOURABLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If something makes a favourable impression on you or is favourable to you, you like it and approve of it. His ability to talk tough made a favourable impression on his supporters. These terms were favourable to India.

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   having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified. see more. expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial. marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFAVORABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FAVORABLE definition: 1. US spelling of favourable 2. showing that you like or approve of someone or something: 3…. Learn more.

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   Favourable definition: advantageous, encouraging, or promising. See examples of FAVOURABLE used in a sentence.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfavourable adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   expressing your agreement; giving permission. Their demands received a favourable response. good for something and making it likely to be successful or have an advantage synonym advantageous. favourable economic conditions. An area with a favourable climate will inevitably be richer than one without.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › favourableFavourable - definition of favourable by The Free Dictionary

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   Define favourable. favourable synonyms, favourable pronunciation, favourable translation, English dictionary definition of favourable. or adj 1. advantageous, encouraging, or promising 2. giving consent ˈfavourableness , ˈfavorableness n ˈfavourably , favorably adv Collins English...

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   1. If your opinion or your reaction is favourable to something, you agree with it and approve of it. [...] 2. If something makes a favourable impression on you or is favourable to you, you like it and approve of it. [...] 3. Favourable conditions make something more likely to succeed or seem more attractive. [...]

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryFAVOURABLE - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

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    1. If your opinion or your reaction is favourable to something, you agree with it and approve of it. [...] 2. If something makes a favourable impression on you or is favourable to you, you like it and approve of it. [...] 3. Favourable conditions make something more likely to succeed or seem more attractive. [...] More. Grammar Question.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of favourable – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge ...

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    showing that you like or approve of someone or something, or making you like or approve of them: His comments were highly favourable. She made a very favourable impression on us. favourable adjective (CONDITIONS) making something more likely to be successful: favourable weather conditions. Opposite. unfavourable. favourably.