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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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   What does favourable mean?

   • （favourable的美式拼写）… ortografía americana de “favourable”:, favorable, favorable [masculine-feminine]… ortografia americana de “favourable”:, favorável, favorável [masculine-feminine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! FAVORABLE definition: 1. US spelling of favourable 2. showing that you like or approve of someone or something: 3….

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   What does favourable mean in astrology?

   • But while everything seemed so favourable the crafty Gascon from the first foresaw the dangers which beset his path. This was the point of compass revealed by the astrologer as most favourable to the young candidate for manly honours. Favourable definition: advantageous, encouraging, or promising. See examples of FAVOURABLE used in a sentence.

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   What is a favourable comparison?

   • ...favourable weather conditions. If you make a favourable comparison between two things, you say that the first is better than or as good as the second. The film bears favourable technical comparison with Hollywood productions costing 10 times as much. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2.

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   What does favourable weather mean?

   • Favourable conditions make something more likely to succeed or seem more attractive . ...favourable weather conditions. If you make a favourable comparison between two things, you say that the first is better than or as good as the second. The film bears favourable technical comparison with Hollywood productions costing 10 times as much.

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   • English (US)

     FAVOURABLE meaning: 1. showing that you like or approve of...

   • Znaczenie Favourable, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     favourable definicja: 1. showing that you like or approve of...

   • Favourable in Korean

     favourable translate: 호의적인, 좋은. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Favourable in Arabic

     FAVOURABLE translate: إيجابي, إيجابي. Learn more in the...

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     FAVOURABLE translate: 稱讚的;贊同的, 贏得贊許的;討人喜歡的, 有利的；有助益的. Learn...

   • Favourable in Polish

     FAVOURABLE translate: korzystny, pozytywny, sprzyjający,...

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     FAVOURABLE translate: 称赞的;赞同的, 赢得赞许的;讨人喜欢的, 有利的；有助益的. Learn...

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   Definitions of favourable. adjective. encouraging or approving or pleasing. synonyms: favorable. affirmative, affirmatory. affirming or giving assent. complimentary. conveying or resembling a compliment. affirmative, approbative, approbatory, approving, plausive. expressing or manifesting praise or approval. indulgent. being favorably inclined.

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