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1 a: disposed to favor : partial b: expressing approval : commendatory c: giving a result that is in one's favor <a favorable comparison> d: affirmative <a favorable reply>2: winning approval : pleasing <a favorable impression>3 a: tending to promote or facilitate : advantageous <a favorable wind> b: marked by success
— fa·vor·able·ness noun
— fa·vor·ably
\-blē\
adverb synonyms favorable
, auspicious
, propitious mean pointing toward a happy outcome. favorable implies that the persons involved are approving or helpful or that the circumstances are advantageous <favorable weather conditions>. auspicious applies to something taken as a sign or omen promising success before or at the start of an event <an auspicious beginning>. propitious may also apply to beginnings but often implies a continuing favorable condition <a propitious time for starting a business>.
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