Meanings
comparative more favorable · superlative most favorable
- USstandardUS standard spelling of favourable.
The conditions favorable to health and life of the indigines of the poles or the north temperate zones are destructive to the indigines of the tropical, and vice versa.
1871, Ohio State Medical Society, Transactions of the Annual Meeting, page 135
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveencouraging or approving or pleasing
adjective(of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate
adjectivepresaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome
adjectivegiving an advantage
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinfavōrābilis
- Old Frenchfavorable
- Middle Englishfavourable
- Englishfavorable
From Middle English favourable, from Old French favorable, from Latin favōrābilis, from favor. By surface analysis, favor + -able.
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