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favourable

Dictionary definition · favourable

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. giving an advantage"a contract advantageous to our country"
  4. presaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome"a favorable time to ask for a raise"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).