| ADJECTIVE | all | favourable, favorable | encouraging or approving or pleasing |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | favourable, favorable | (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate | |
| all | favourable, advantageous, favorable | giving an advantage | |
| all | favourable, golden, favorable, lucky, prosperous | presaging or likely to bring good luck |
| Meaning | encouraging or approving or pleasing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | favorable | |
| Narrower | approving, affirmative, approbative, approbatory, plausive | Expressing or manifesting praise or approval |
| indulgent | favorably inclined | |
| See also | affirmative, affirmatory | affirming or giving assent |
| complimentary | conveying or resembling a compliment | |
| good | Having desirable / desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified | |
| Opposite | unfavorable, unfavourable | not encouraging or approving or pleasing |
| Spanish | favorable | |
| Catalan | favorable | |
| Nouns | favourableness | the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome |
| Meaning | (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | favorable | |
| Narrower | following | In the desired direction |
| See also | propitious | Presenting favorable circumstances |
| Opposite | unfavorable, unfavourable | (of winds or weather) tending to hinder or oppose |
| Spanish | favorable | |
| Catalan | favorable | |
| Nouns | favourableness | the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome |
| Meaning | Giving an advantage. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | advantageous, favorable | |
| Narrower | beneficial, good | Promoting or enhancing well-being |
| discriminatory, preferential | manifesting partiality | |
| plus, positive | Involving advantage or good | |
| See also | expedient | Serving to promote your interest |
| opportune | Suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose | |
| profitable | Yielding material gain or profit | |
| Opposite | disadvantageous, unfavorable, unfavourable | constituting a disadvantage |
| Spanish | favorable, idóneo, provechoso, ventajoso | |
| Catalan | avantatjós, favorable, idoni | |
| Nouns | favourableness | the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome |
| Meaning | Presaging or likely to bring good luck. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | golden, favorable, lucky, prosperous | |
| Broader | propitious | Presenting favorable circumstances |
| Spanish | alentador, favorable, prometedor, propicio, próspero | |
| Catalan | favorable, prometedor, propici, pròsper | |
| Nouns | favourableness | the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome |
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