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| 1. | [ adjective ] at a convenient or suitable time | |
| Synonyms: | opportune favorable | |
| Examples: | "an opportune time to receive guests" |
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| Related terms: | convenient | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate | |
| Synonyms: | favorable | |
| Examples: | "the days were fair and the winds were favorable" |
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| Related terms: | unfavorable following propitious | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] encouraging or approving or pleasing | |
| Synonyms: | favorable | |
| Examples: | "a favorable reply" "he received a favorable rating" "listened with a favorable ear" "made a favorable impression" |
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| Related terms: | unfavorable indulgent high approving pleasing approbative good complimentary affirmative | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] tending to favor or bring good luck | |
| Synonyms: | favorable encouraging lucky prosperous auspicious | |
| Examples: | "miracles are auspicious accidents" "encouraging omens" "a favorable time to ask for a raise" "lucky stars" "a prosperous moment to make a decision" |
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| Related terms: | propitious | |
| Similar spelling: |
favorable favourably favorableness favorably |
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