Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Advantageous; helpful.
- adjective Encouraging; propitious.
- adjective Manifesting approval; commendatory.
- adjective Winning approval; pleasing.
- adjective Granting what has been desired or requested.
- adjective Indulgent or partial.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Kind; friendly; well inclined; manifesting good will or partiality.
- Conducive; contributing; tending to promote: as, conditions favorable to population.
- Convenient; advantageous; affording facilities: as, a favorable position; favorable weather.
- Having a pleasing favor or appearance; well favored; beautiful.
- Synonyms Auspicious, willing, inclined (toward).
- 2 and 3. Fit, adapted, suitable.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Full of favor; favoring; manifesting partiality; kind; propitious; friendly.
- adjective Conducive; contributing; tending to promote or facilitate; advantageous; convenient.
- adjective obsolete Beautiful; well-favored.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
pleasing ,encouraging orapproving - adjective
useful orhelpful - adjective
convenient or at asuitable time ;opportune - adjective
auspicious orlucky
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile
- adjective (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate
- adjective encouraging or approving or pleasing
- adjective occurring at a convenient or suitable time
- adjective presaging or likely to bring good luck
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Examples
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French authorities are looking for what they call a favorable resolution to the case against move director Roman Polanski.
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The man behind the plan, Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani, appeared before parliament on Tuesday, where some lawmakers questioned the legality of the proposed contracts and what they called favorable terms for the foreign companies.
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The National Council of La Raza said renewed interest from the president as well as the shift of power in Congress has created what it calls favorable conditions for amnesty legislation.
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And that unconsumed surplus, sold abroad, becomes what we call our favorable balance of trade.
The Iron Heel Jack London 1896
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But we don't forecast those types of what I call favorable market conditions.
unknown title 2012
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One company, Aetna, has voluntarily agreed to engage in the third party review, with what she described as favorable results.
Reuters: Top News 2010
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One company, Aetna, has voluntarily agreed to engage in the third party review, with what she described as favorable results.
Reuters: Top News 2010
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The man behind the plan, Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani, appeared before parliament on Tuesday, where some lawmakers questioned the legality of the proposed contracts and what they called favorable terms for the foreign companies.
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The man behind the plan, Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani, appeared before parliament on Tuesday, where some lawmakers questioned the legality of the proposed contracts and what they called favorable terms for the foreign companies.
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The man behind the plan, Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani, appeared before parliament on Tuesday, where some lawmakers questioned the legality of the proposed contracts and what they called favorable terms for the foreign companies.
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