[fa.vor.able] adj (14c) 1 a: disposed to favor: partial b: expressing approval: commendatory c: giving a result that is in one's favor "a ~ comparison" d: affirmative
2: winning approval: pleasing 3 a: tending to promote or facilitate: advantageous "~ wind" b: marked by success -- fa.vor.able.ness n -- fa.vor.ably adv syn 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".