favourable
Meanings
Plural: favourables
Adjective
- encouraging or approving or pleasing
- (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate
Adjective Satellite
- occurring at a convenient or suitable time
- presaging or likely to bring good luck
Adj
- Apt to win favour; pleasing.
- Expressing or indicating favour or goodwill; approving, encouraging.
- Useful or helpful.
- Convenient or at a suitable time; opportune.
- Auspicious or lucky.
Noun
- Favourability ratings, percentage of people in favour
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English favourable, from Old French favorable, from Latin favōrābilis, from favor. By surface analysis, favour + -able.
Synonyms
advantageous, approving, auspicious, convenient, encouraging, favorable, fortunate, golden, good, handy, helpful, lucky, opportune, pleasing, positive, propitious, prosperous, suitable, useful
Antonyms
bad, disapproving, discouraging, displeasing, inauspicious, inconvenient, inopportune, negative, unfavorable, unfavourable, unhelpful, unlucky, unsuitable
Scrabble Score: 18
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