Hypertext Webster Gateway: "favorable"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Favorable \Fa"vor*a*ble\, a. [Written also {favourable}.] [F.
favorable, L. favorabilis favored, popular, pleasing, fr.
favor. See {Favor}, n.]
1. Full of favor; favoring; manifesting partiality; kind;
propitious; friendly.
Lend favorable ears to our request. --Shak.
Lord, thou hast been favorable unto thy land. --Ps.
lxxxv. 1.
2. Conducive; contributing; tending to promote or facilitate;
advantageous; convenient.
A place very favorable for the making levies of men.
--Clarendon.
The temper of the climate, favorable to generation,
health, and long life. --Sir W.
Temple.
3. Beautiful; well-favored. [Obs.] --Spenser. --
{Fa"vora*ble*ness}, n. -- {Fa"vor*a*bly}, sdv.
The faborableness of the present times to all
extertions in the cause of liberty. --Burke.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
favorable
adj 1: very favorable or advantageous; "a golden opportunity" [syn:
{advantageous}, {golden}]
2: encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply";
"he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a
favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression" [syn: {favourable}]
[ant: {unfavorable}]
3: (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the
days were fair and the winds were favorable" [syn: {favourable}]
[ant: {unfavorable}]
4: favorably disposed; not antagonistic; "a government
favorable to our interests" [syn: {well-disposed}]
5: tending to favor or bring good luck; "miracles are
auspicious accidents"; "encouraging omens"; "a favorable
time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous
moment to make a decision" [syn: {auspicious}, {encouraging},
{favourable}, {lucky}, {prosperous}]
6: at a convenient or suitable time; "an opportune time to
receive guests" [syn: {favourable}, {opportune}]
7: granting what has been desired or requested; "a favorable
reply"; "a positive answer" [syn: {positive}]
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