Note: in AM, use 'favorable'
1.
If your opinion or your reaction is ~ to something, you agree with it and approve of it.
His recently completed chapel for Fitzwilliam is attracting ~ comment...
The commission is cautiously ~ to Austrian membership, foreseeing few economic problems.
ADJ: ADJ n, v-link ADJ to n
2.
If something makes a ~ impression on you or is ~ to you, you like it and approve of it.
His ability to talk tough while eating fast made a ~ impression on his dining companions...
These terms were ~ to India.
= positive, good
ADJ: oft ADJ to n
3.
Favourable conditions make something more likely to succeed or seem more attractive.
It’s believed the conditions in which the elections are being held are too ~ to the government.
...~ weather conditions.
ADJ: oft ADJ to n/-ing
4.
If you make a ~ comparison between two things, you say that the first is better than or as good as the second.
The film bears ~ technical comparison with Hollywood productions costing 10 times as much.
ADJ: usu ADJ n