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favorable

Dictionary definition · favorable

adjective

  1. encouraging or approving or pleasing"a favorable reply"
  2. (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate"the days were fair and the winds were favorable"
  3. presaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome"a favorable time to ask for a raise"
  4. giving an advantage"a contract advantageous to our country"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).