English Explanatory Dictionary

favourable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Apt to win favour; pleasing.
  2. Expressing or indicating favour or goodwill; approving, encouraging.
  3. Useful or helpful.
  4. Convenient or at a suitable time; opportune.
  5. Auspicious or lucky.

Pronunciation

/ˈfeɪv(ə)ɹəbəl/ En-us-favorable.ogg

Word forms

favourable more favourable most favourable favorable

Etymology

From Middle English favourable, from Old French favorable, from Latin favōrābilis, from favor. By surface analysis, favour + -able.

Synonyms

good pleasing approving encouraging positive advantageous helpful useful propitious convenient handy opportune suitable auspicious fortunate lucky

Antonyms

bad displeasing unfavorable disapproving discouraging negative unfavourable unhelpful inconvenient inopportune unsuitable inauspicious unlucky

Related words

favour favourably favourite

Derived words

disfavourable favourableness unfavourable
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