Favourable Definition & Meaning
favourable
- adjective
- encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression"
- (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable"
- occurring at a convenient or suitable time; "an opportune time to receive guests"
- presaging or likely to bring good luck; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision"
Words that rhyme with favourable
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- What does favourable mean?
- encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression" (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable" occurring at a convenient or suitable time; "an opportune time to receive guests" presaging or likely to bring good luck; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision"
- What part of speech is favourable?
- Favourable is an adjective.
- How many definitions does favourable have?
- Favourable has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).