Results for favorable

Definitions of favorable:

part of speech: adjective

Friendly; propitious; conducive to; advantageous.

part of speech: noun

FAVORABLENESS.

part of speech: adjective

Convenient; advantageous; friendly; partial.

part of speech: adverb

FAVORABLY.

Usage examples for favorable:

• His sister had written him favorable accounts of his step- father; he had heard other accounts, not quite so favorable perhaps. "The Mystery of Metropolisville", Edward Eggleston

• I had no doubt that, finding in the present case a more favorable opportunity, they would be very careful to take advantage of it. "The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Book XI.", Jean Jacques Rousseau

• Wherever it has been grown it has attracted favorable comments. "Garden Ornaments", Mary H. Northend

• It was a critical time, and the Cabbage Patch realized the necessity of making the first impression a favorable one. "Lovey Mary", Alice Hegan Rice