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favourable
favourable (ˈfeɪvərəbəl; ˈfeɪvrə-) or favorableadj1. advantageous, encouraging, or promising2. giving consent ˈfavourableness, ˈfavorableness n ˈfavourably, favorably advThesaurusAdj. | 1. | favourable - encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression"favorableaffirmative, affirmatory - affirming or giving assent; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes"complimentary - conveying or resembling a compliment; "a complimentary remark"good - having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" | | 2. | favourable - (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable"favorablepropitious - presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success; "propitious omens"; "propitious gales speeded us along"; "a propitious alignment of planets for space exploration" | | 3. | favourable - occurring at a convenient or suitable time; "an opportune time to receive guests"favorableconvenient - suited to your comfort or purpose or needs; "a convenient excuse for not going" | | 4. | favourable - presaging or likely to bring good luck; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision"favorable, lucky, prosperous, goldenpropitious - presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success; "propitious omens"; "propitious gales speeded us along"; "a propitious alignment of planets for space exploration" |
favourableadjective1. positive, kind, understanding, encouraging, welcoming, friendly, approving, praising, reassuring, enthusiastic, sympathetic, benign, commending, complimentary, agreeable, amicable, well-disposed, commendatory He made favourable comments about her work. positive disapproving, unfriendly, unfavourable, unsympathetic, ill-disposed2. affirmative, agreeing, confirming, positive, assenting, corroborative He expects a favourable reply.3. advantageous, timely, good, promising, fit, encouraging, fair, appropriate, suitable, helpful, hopeful, convenient, beneficial, auspicious, opportune, propitious favourable weather conditions advantageous useless, unhelpful, unfavourable, unpromising, inauspicious, disadvantageousTranslationsfavour (American) favor (ˈfeivə) noun1. a kind action. Will you do me a favour and lend me your car? 善意的行為 善意的行为2. kindness or approval. She looked on him with great favour. 親切 亲切3. preference or too much kindness. By doing that he showed favour to the other side. 偏袒 偏袒4. a state of being approved of. He was very much in favour with the Prime Minister. 贊成 赞成 verb to support or show preference for. Which side do you favour? 支持 支持ˈfavourable adjective , (American) favorable 1. showing approval. Was her reaction favourable or unfavourable? 贊成的 赞成的2. helpful or advantageous. a favourable wind. 有利的 有利的ˈfavourably , (American) favorably adverb 順利地,有利地 顺利地,有利地 ˈfavourite (-rit) , (American) favorite adjective best-liked; preferred. his favourite city. 特別喜愛的 特别喜爱的 noun a person or thing that one likes best. Of all her paintings that is my favourite. 特別喜愛的人(或物) 特别喜爱的人(或物) ˈfavouritism (-ri-) , (American) favoritism noun preferring or supporting one person etc more than another. I can't be accused of favouritism – I voted for everyone! 偏袒 偏袒in favour of in support of. I am in favour of higher pay. 支持 支持in one's favour to one's benefit or advantage. The wind was in our favour. 對某人有利 对某人有利 favour, noun, ends in -our. The adjective favourable is also spelt with -our-. favourable
in a (kind of) lightDepicted or shown in a particular way, or from a particular perspective (i.e., good, positive, favorable, bad, negative, etc.). He was angry because the film didn't portray him in a favorable light. I'm flattered that he based a character in his novel on me, but I think I was shown in a bad light. A candidate's policies are important, but during an election, it matters more for voters to see them in a good light.See also: lightin a ˌgood, ˌbad, ˌfavourable, etc. ˈlight if you see something or put something in a good, bad, etc. light, it seems good, bad, etc: You must not view what happened in a negative light. ♢ They want to present their policies in the best possible light.See also: lightEncyclopediaSeefavourfavourable
Synonyms for favourableadj positiveSynonyms- positive
- kind
- understanding
- encouraging
- welcoming
- friendly
- approving
- praising
- reassuring
- enthusiastic
- sympathetic
- benign
- commending
- complimentary
- agreeable
- amicable
- well-disposed
- commendatory
Antonyms- disapproving
- unfriendly
- unfavourable
- unsympathetic
- ill-disposed
adj affirmativeSynonyms- affirmative
- agreeing
- confirming
- positive
- assenting
- corroborative
adj advantageousSynonyms- advantageous
- timely
- good
- promising
- fit
- encouraging
- fair
- appropriate
- suitable
- helpful
- hopeful
- convenient
- beneficial
- auspicious
- opportune
- propitious
Antonyms- useless
- unhelpful
- unfavourable
- unpromising
- inauspicious
- disadvantageous
Synonyms for favourableadj encouraging or approving or pleasingSynonymsRelated Words- affirmative
- affirmatory
- complimentary
- good
adj (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitateSynonymsRelated Wordsadj occurring at a convenient or suitable timeSynonymsRelated Wordsadj presaging or likely to bring good luckSynonyms- favorable
- lucky
- prosperous
- golden
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