Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
pleasing:
useful:
Русский
By meaning 3
pleasing:
useful:
opportune:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
pleasing:
expressing or indicating favour or goodwill:
opportune:

Examples

19 sentences

  1. I told Tom what I thought of him and it wasn't anything favourable.

    Ergulis · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. The weather wasn't favourable to us.

    ruПогода не благоприятствовала нам. — al_ex_an_der

    deDas Wetter war nicht günstig für uns. — al_ex_an_der

    astyng · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  3. We had a favourable starting position.

    deUnsere Ausgangsposition war günstig. — al_ex_an_der

    sundown · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Meaning

5 senses

  1. (UK)Apt to win favour; pleasing.

    The candidate wearing the business suit made a favourable impression.

    günstig, gut, gefällig

    благоприя́тныйblagoprijátnyj, прия́тныйprijátnyj

    сприятливийspryjatlyvyj, приємнийpryjemnyj

  2. (UK)Expressing or indicating favour or goodwill; approving, encouraging.

    The proposal has received many favourable comments.

    zustimmend, ermutigend, beipflichtend

    encouraging or approving or pleasing

  3. (UK)Convenient or at a suitable time; opportune.

    The rain stopped at a favourable time for our tennis match.

    günstig, passend

    благоприя́тныйblagoprijátnyj, удо́бныйudóbnyj, подходя́щийpodxodjáščij

    сприя́тливийspryjátlyvyj

More meanings 2

  1. (UK)Auspicious or lucky.

    She says that she was born under a favourable star.

    günstig

    благоприя́тныйblagoprijátnyj

  2. (UK)Useful or helpful.

    We made quick progress, due to favourable winds.

    günstig

    благоприя́тныйblagoprijátnyj, благоприя́тствующийblagoprijátstvujuščij

    сприя́тливийspryjátlyvyj

Origin

From Middle English favourable, from Old French favorable, from Latin favōrābilis, from fa

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

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

more favourable, most favourable
Comparativemore favourable Lesson
Superlativemost favourable Lesson

regular

Synonyms

19 synonyms
(UK)Apt to win favour:goodA1pleasingA2
(UK)Expressing or indicating favour or goodwill:encouragingB1positiveB1approving
(UK)Convenient or at a suitable time:convenientA2handyB1suitableA2opportune
(UK)Auspicious or lucky:fortunateB1luckyA1auspicious
(UK)Useful or helpful:advantageousC1helpfulA2usefulA2propitious
Close in meaning
  • encouraging or approving or pleasing:favorable
  • (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate:favorable
  • giving an advantage:advantageousfavorable
  • presaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome:goldenfavorableluckyprosperous

Antonyms

13 antonyms
(UK)Apt to win favour:badA1displeasingunfavorable
(UK)Expressing or indicating favour or goodwill:negativeA2disapprovingdiscouragingunfavourable
(UK)Convenient or at a suitable time:inconvenientB1unsuitableB2inopportune
(UK)Auspicious or lucky:unluckyB1inauspicious
(UK)Useful or helpful:unhelpfulB2

Word family

6 related words
RelatedfavourA2favourablyC1favouriteA1favourableness
Deriveddisfavourableunfavourable

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
favorA2favorablyC1favourA2favouriteA1fawn

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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