# favorable

Pronunciation: US say "FAY-ver-uh-buhl" /ˈfeɪ.vɚ.əbl/; UK say "FAY-vuh-ruh-buhl" /ˈfeɪ.və.ɹə.bəl/

## Adjective

1. Expressing approval, support, or goodwill toward someone or something.
   - Simple: Showing that you like or agree with someone or something.
   - _The film opened to favorable reviews in most of the major newspapers._
   - _Voters have a largely favorable view of the mayor's first year in office._
2. Useful or helpful, working to someone's or something's advantage.
   - Simple: Helping you, or making it easier to do something.
   - _With favorable winds behind them, the sailors crossed the bay in under an hour._
   - _The bank offered him a loan on unusually favorable terms._
3. Likely to win someone's approval or liking; pleasing.
   - Simple: Likely to make people like or think well of someone or something.
   - _Her calm, careful answers left a favorable impression on the hiring panel._
   - _The flattering profile presented the senator's record in a favorable light._
4. Coming at a convenient or suitable time; opportune.
   - Simple: Happening at a good or handy time.
   - _The negotiators waited for a favorable moment to raise the question of pay._
   - _The dry spell arrived at a favorable time for farmers bringing in the harvest._
5. Promising success or good fortune; lucky.
   - Simple: Lucky, or seeming to bring good luck.
   - _She read the clear, calm morning as a favorable omen for the voyage._
   - _The astrologer declared the date favorable for signing the treaty._

## Origin

From Middle English favourable, from Old French favorable, from Latin favōrābilis, which comes from favor. By surface analysis, it is favor + -able.

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