Meanings
nounfavourability (countable and uncountable, plural favourabilities)
plural favourabilities
- UKcountablenonstandarduncountableNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of favorability.
At the end of the 2016 campaign, the RealClearPolitics average put Clinton's favourability at just 42 per cent, with 54 per cent of Americans holding an unfavourable view of her.
2020 October 17, Éric Grenier, “How U.S. polls got it wrong in 2016 — and why they're more likely to get it right this time”, in CBC
Origin
From favourable + -ity or favour + -ability.
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APA
favourability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/favourability
MLA
“favourability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/favourability. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “favourability,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/favourability.
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