favorable
fa·vo·rable
adjective
1.
2.
encouraging or approving or pleasing
- “a favorable reply”
- “he received a favorable rating”
- “listened with a favorable ear”
- “made a favorable impression”
3.
(of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate
- “the days were fair and the winds were favorable”
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Origin
From Middle English favourable, from Old French favorable, from Latin favōrābilis, from favor. By surface analysis, favor + -able.
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