# favourable

Pronunciation: say "FAY-ver-uh-bul" /ˈfeɪv(ə)ɹəbəl/

## Adjective

1. Giving help or an advantage, or coming at a convenient time; working in someone's favour.
   - Simple: Helping you get what you want, or happening at a good time for you.
   - _Warm, dry weather has created favourable conditions for this year's grape harvest._
   - _A favourable exchange rate made the trip to Spain cheaper than expected._
2. Expressing approval of, support for or kindly feeling towards a person or thing.
   - Simple: Showing that someone likes, agrees with or supports something.
   - _The planning committee gave a favourable response to the new cycle lane._
   - _Early reactions to the album have been overwhelmingly favourable._
3. Likely to make others think well of someone or something; pleasing.
   - Simple: Pleasing, and likely to make people think well of someone or something.
   - _Her careful answers left the selection panel with a favourable impression._
   - _The documentary paints the old mill town in a favourable light._
4. Promising good fortune or bringing it; lucky.
   - Simple: Lucky, or a sign that good things will happen.
   - _The priests read the omens and declared them favourable for the voyage._
   - _According to her horoscope, the stars are favourable for new beginnings this month._

## Other meanings

- (noun) Used in the plural as favourables: favourability ratings showing the percentage of people who regard someone or something with approval.

## Origin

It came into Middle English as favourable, borrowed from Old French favorable, which goes back to Latin favōrābilis, itself formed from favor. Taken apart, it can also be read as favour + -able.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/favourable (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).