Meanings
nounfavorability (usually uncountable, plural favorabilities)
plural favorabilities
- uncountableusuallyThe quality or degree of being viewed favorably
Vice President Dick Cheney’s favorability rating in the new poll is 13 percent, the lowest of his time in office.
2009 January 17, Megan Thee-brenan, “Poll Finds Disapproval of Bush Unwavering”, in New York Times - uncountableusuallySomething which is favorable
Our company is positioned to optimize tax favorabilities.
Origin
From favorable + -ity or favor + -ability.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish kannatus, hyväksyntä
- kannatusquality or degree of being viewed favorably
- hyväksyntäquality or degree of being viewed favorably
- etusomething favorabe
German Beliebtheit, Popularität
- Beliebtheitquality or degree of being viewed favorably
- Popularitätquality or degree of being viewed favorably
- Bevorzugungquality or degree of being viewed favorably
- Günstigkeitsomething favorabe
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APA
favorability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/favorability
MLA
“favorability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/favorability. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “favorability,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/favorability.
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