favorable

US: /ˈfeɪvərəbəl, ˈfeɪvrə-/ ,(fā′vər ə bəl, fāv′rə-)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

fa•vor•a•ble /ˈfeɪvərəbəl, ˈfeɪvrə-/   adj. 

1. giving approval or support;
   positive:
   a favorable report.
2. creating or winning favor;
   pleasing:
   a favorable impression.
3. providing advantage, opportunity, or convenience;
   advantageous:
   a favorable rate of interest.
4. promising;
   hopeful:
   conditions favorable for employment.

fa•vor•a•bly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

fa•vor•a•ble  (fā′vər ə bəl, fāv′rə-), adj. 

1. characterized by approval or support;
   positive:
   a favorable report.
2. creating or winning favor;
   pleasing:
   to make a favorable impression.
3. affording advantage, opportunity, or convenience;
   advantageous:
   a favorable position.
4. (of an answer) granting what is desired.
5. boding well;
   propitious:
   The signs are favorable for a new start.

• Latin favōrābilis. See favor, -able
• Anglo-French, Middle French
• Middle English 1300–50

fa′vor•a•ble•ness, n. 
fa′vor•a•bly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

favourable, favorable / ˈfeɪvərəb^əl ˈfeɪvrə-/ adjective

1. advantageous, encouraging, or promising
2. giving consent

ˈfavourably, favorably adverb