favourablefavorableadj.

Brit.

/ˈfeɪv(ə)rəbl/, U.S.

/ˈfeɪv(ə)r(ə)b(ə)l/

Etymology: < French favorable, < Latin favōrābilis , < favor : see favour n. and -able suffix.

†1.

a. Winning favour; hence, pleasing, agreeable, beautiful, comely. Obsolete.In some examples the word may owe its shade of meaning to favour n. 8 ‘beauty’, or 9 ‘appearance, countenance’; cf. personable adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > [adjective] > pleasing to the senses

lithec888

fairOE

softOE

lickerousc1275

deliciousa1325

kindlya1382

favourablea1398

kinda1398

sugared1426

feelsomea1450

agreeablec1450

comfortablec1460

favourousc1485

grateful1553

sugar candy1575

lickerish1595

savouring1595

maumy1728

tasty1796

lekker1900

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > specifically of persons

faireOE

seemlya1225

featous1340

jolly?a1366

tretis?a1366

comelya1375

covenablea1375

well-beseenc1374

favourablea1398

farrandc1400

personable?1435

well-favoureda1438

covenantc1440

likelyc1450

trety?c1450

tret1488

decore?a1513

jimp?a1513

wally?a1513

smotter?1520

snout-fair1530

well-looking1613

comely-looking1648

personal1658

comely-looked1664

winsome1677

tidy1714

good-looking1715

well to be seen1809

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xix. lv. 1320 It [sc. þe honycombe] is ful fauorable and likyng to þe tast and to ete.

c1430 J. Lydgate Chorle & Bird (Roxb.) 12 Hit maketh men..fauorable in euery mannes sight.

?1528 J. Skelton Dyuers Balettys & Dyties vi Of all your feturs fauorable to make tru discripcion.

1590 E. Spenser Muiopotmos 20 Of all the race..Was none more favourable, nor more fair, Than Clarion.

†b. Admissible, allowable. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > [adjective]

acceptablea1382

acceptedc1384

admittable?1406

approvablec1449

eligiblea1500

plausible1541

admissable1587

avowable1602

applausive1605

admissible1611

vendible1642

plaudablea1650

unexceptionable1664

favourable1666

unobnoxious1678

unexceptioned1704

right1748

unregrettable1748

undisgusting1755

unexceptional1775

all right1868

unarraignable1886

1666 R. Boyle Origine Formes & Qualities 47 Bodies may be said, in a very favourable sense, to have those Qualities we call Sensible.

a. That regards with favour (a person, project, opinion, etc.); inclined to countenance or help; well-disposed, propitious. Const. to, upon, †of.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > favour > [adjective] > favourably disposed

favourable1340

pleasantc1350

propense?1534

good disposed1553

well-affectioned1561

well-affected?1563

well-conceited1592

propensive1599

conceited1612

well-set1632

well-disposed1660

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > [adjective] > favourably disposed

friendlyeOE

favourable1340

placent1898

1340 R. Rolle Pricke of Conscience 1344 Til þam þe world es favorabel.

c1374 G. Chaucer Anelida & Arcite 15 Be favorable eek, thou Polymia.

1441 in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) p. lix Such as were favorable of their said malicious purpose.

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. xvii. f. ix Y^e goddes were to hym so fauourable that he slewe moche of the people of his brother and compellyd hym to fle.

1549 Bk. Common Prayer (STC 16267) Firste Daie of Lente f. xxxiiii*^v Bee fauourable [printed fauouourable] to thy people.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iv. vi. 41 Happier the man whom fauourable stars A lots thee for his louely bedfellow.

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan iii. xxxiii. 204 They would surely have made them more favorable to their power.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 507 O favourable spirit..Well hast thou taught the way that might direct Our knowledge.

1749 G. Berkeley Word to Wise in Wks. (1871) III. 451 It is to be hoped this Address may find a favourable reception.

1827 O. W. Roberts Narr. Voy. Central Amer. 37 The Indians..are particularly favourable to the English.

1871 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1876) IV. xviii. 123 King Swegen was lending a favourable ear to their prayers.

†b. Gracious (said of a superior); kindly, obliging. Obsolete exc. archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adjective]

mildeOE

blitheOE

goodOE

well-willingOE

beina1200

goodfulc1275

blithefula1300

faira1300

benignc1320

gainc1330

sweetc1330

kinda1333

propicec1350

well-willeda1382

well-disposeda1393

well-hearteda1393

well-willinga1393

friendsomea1400

well-willya1400

charitablec1405

well-willed1417

good-heartedc1425

kindlyc1425

honeyed1435

propitious1440

affectuousc1441

willya1449

homelyc1450

benevolous1470

benigned1470

benevolent1482

favourousc1485

well-meaned1488

well-meaning1498

humanec1500

favourablec1503

affectionatea1516

well-mindedc1522

beneficial1526

propiciant1531

benignate1533

well-intendeda1535

beneficious1535

kind-hearted1535

well-given1535

affectioned1539

well-wishing1548

figgy?1549

good-meaning1549

affectedc1553

affectionated1561

well-natured1561

well-affected?1563

officious1565

well-inclined1569

good-natured1582

partial1587

graceful?1593

well-intentioned1598

beneficent1616

candid1633

kindlike1637

benefic1641

kindly-hearted1762

well-meant1765

benignanta1782

sweet-hearted1850

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adjective] > gracious

holdc893

winsomec900

goodlyOE

esteOE

menskful?c1225

courteousc1290

besekandlika1300

buxom1362

graciousa1375

queemfulc1390

nighsomea1400

gainlyc1400

favourablec1503

handsome1528

suave?1553

boona1612

benedictive1660

sneerless1884

c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. lx^v/1 Unto the most holyest and fauorablist prince in erthe.

1530 King Henry VIII in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. i. 106. II. 17 To have the favorable and lovyng assistance of the noble men.

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 iv. iii. 134 Vnlesse some dull and fauourable hand Will whisper musique to my weary spirite.

1642 I. Basire in Evelyn's Mem. (1857) III. 3 To give you thanks for your favourable communication.

a1822 P. B. Shelley Homer's Hymn to Moon 25 Hail Queen, great Moon..Fair-haired and favourable [Gk. πρόϕρον.]

†c. Of a reader or hearer: Disposed to interpret generously. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > [adjective] > disposed to approve

favourable1611

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > favour > [adjective] > favourably disposed > of a reader or hearer

favourable1611

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xii. 572/1 Polydor Virgil must haue a warie and fauourable Reader.

1655 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. I. ii. 15 Herein Damachus had need of favourable hearers.

†3. Showing undue favour, partial. Const. to.

ΚΠ

c1384 G. Chaucer Hous of Fame iii. 389 One said that Omer made lies..And was to the Greekes favourable.

1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 225 Thus was the steward favourable, That he the trouthe plein ne tolde.

c1460 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (1885) xv And to make hem also ffauorable and parcial.

a. Of an opinion, report, etc.: That is in favour of, approving, commendatory.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > [adjective]

goodeOE

agreeable1448

approbatory1548

better1566

favouring1586

approbative1611

applausive1628

pro1650

pleasing1652

favourable1655

approving1702

enthusiastic1777

all for1864

1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. iii. iv. §23 The favourablest expression of him falls from the pen of Roger Hoveden.

1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 268. ⁋8 If you would be so far my Friend as to make a favourable Mention of me in one of your Papers.

1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 80 Giving me a favourable Account of the Place.

1782 W. Cowper Conversation in Poems 250 That great defect would cost him..Man's favourable judgment.

1828 C. Lamb Poor Relations in Elia 2nd Ser. 150 To institute..favourable comparisons.

1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) I. 335 Most favourable reports of the arm.

†b. Tending to palliate or extenuate. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > excuse > [adjective] > extenuating

mincing1581

mitigating1583

extenuating1607

favourable1693

palliating1710

palliative1748

extenuatory1807

extenuative1827

palliatory1845

mitigatory1868

1693 G. Stepney tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires viii. 161 Since none can have the favourable Thought That to Obey a Tyrant's Will they Fought.

1772 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra II. lxviii. 312 Favourable circumstances, alledged before the judge, may justify a doubt whether the prisoner be guilty or not.

a. Of an answer, etc.: That concedes what is desired. Of appearances: Boding well, hopeful, promising.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > [adjective] > complying or conceding

accordantc1350

obeisantc1390

comingc1576

easya1616

concessive1632

compliable1641

concessory1641

compliant1642

condescentious1651

conceding1656

complying1668

favourable1734

concessional1765

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > promise, ground of hope > [adjective]

fairc1325

likely1548

sperable1565

hoped1581

propitious1581

promising1594

hopeful1599

auspiciousa1616

flattering1633

promissory1732

sperate1808

likely-looking1827

favourable1828

promiseful1855

1734 M. Philips in Swift's Lett. (1768) IV. 73 [His answer] was as favourable as I could well wish for.

1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall III. 61 The eunuch..soon returned with a favourable oracle.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth ix, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. II. 263 I trust they have assumed a favourable aspect.

1875 W. S. Hayward Love against World 77 How eagerly I hope for a favourable answer.

b. Of a patient's condition, progress, etc.: satisfactory; favouring recovery.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > recovery > [adjective] > recovering > favouring recovery

favourable1903

1903 Westm. Gaz. 8 July 7/1 Seeing that his condition was so favourable.

1970 J. L. Gibbons in Med. Ann. 278 Favourable prognostic signs were the presence of mild symptoms..and a stable premorbid personality.

6. Attended with advantage or convenience; facilitating one's purpose or wishes; advantageous, helpful, suitable. Said esp. of the weather, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > [adjective] > advantageous or favourable

likinga1387

friendlya1398

sweetc1400

propice1443

favourablec1460

towardly1520

propitious1581

aspectful1611

auspiciousa1616

benigna1631

fautive1667

benevolenta1676

bright1684

the mind > will > wish or inclination > [adjective] > favourably

bethoughta1250

fainc1275

agreeable1448

inclinablec1449

favourablec1460

inclined1561

hospitable1655

non-resistant1796

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > fine weather > [adjective] > propitious or suitable

favourablec1460

kinda1616

society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > [adjective] > types of wind for sailing

fairlOE

contraryc1384

favourablec1460

prosperous1555

scant1600

crossa1617

baffling1778

adverse1807

following1839

c1460 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (1885) xii Thai haue not so much ffredome in thair owne godis, nor be entreted by so ffauerable lawes as we be.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. clxxv^v The Wynd [was] so fauourable to the Erles purpose.

1555 R. Eden Of Pole Antartike in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 245 The fauourable influence of the heauen and the planettes.

1656 B. Harris tr. J. N. de Parival Hist. Iron Age i. ii. iii. 37 This was the first battell of this age, which proved favourable to the Hollanders.

1659 London Chanticleers xii, in W. C. Hazlitt Dodsley's Sel. Coll. Old Eng. Plays (1875) XII. 350 Or a favourable spider drop into the cream, and drown himself, that he may poison them.

1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. viii. 364 A place very favourable for the making Levies of Men.

1745 Bp. J. Butler Serm. in Wks. (1874) II. 282 Incapacity and ignorance must be favourable to error and vice.

1774 T. Pennant Tour Scotl. 1772 325 Sail with a favourable breeze.

1850 J. McCosh Method Divine Govt. (1874) ii. iii. 230 The cultivation of virtuous affections is favourable to the health.

1866 A. Crump Pract. Treat. Banking vii. 153 The term ‘favourable’..state of the exchanges.

1878 A. Brassey Voy. Sunbeam ix. 146 How thankful I am that we have been hitherto able to make the passage under such favourable circumstances.

1930 Economist 20 Dec. 1158/2 The official returns indicate that the balance of ‘current items’, visible and invisible, is much less ‘favourable’ than before the war.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	favourable
释义	favourablefavorableadj. Brit. /ˈfeɪv(ə)rəbl/, U.S. /ˈfeɪv(ə)r(ə)b(ə)l/ Etymology: < French favorable, < Latin favōrābilis , < favor : see favour n. and -able suffix. †1. a. Winning favour; hence, pleasing, agreeable, beautiful, comely. Obsolete.In some examples the word may owe its shade of meaning to favour n. 8 ‘beauty’, or 9 ‘appearance, countenance’; cf. personable adj. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > [adjective] > pleasing to the senses lithec888 fairOE softOE lickerousc1275 deliciousa1325 kindlya1382 favourablea1398 kinda1398 sugared1426 feelsomea1450 agreeablec1450 comfortablec1460 favourousc1485 grateful1553 sugar candy1575 lickerish1595 savouring1595 maumy1728 tasty1796 lekker1900 the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > specifically of persons faireOE seemlya1225 featous1340 jolly?a1366 tretis?a1366 comelya1375 covenablea1375 well-beseenc1374 favourablea1398 farrandc1400 personable?1435 well-favoureda1438 covenantc1440 likelyc1450 trety?c1450 tret1488 decore?a1513 jimp?a1513 wally?a1513 smotter?1520 snout-fair1530 well-looking1613 comely-looking1648 personal1658 comely-looked1664 winsome1677 tidy1714 good-looking1715 well to be seen1809 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xix. lv. 1320 It [sc. þe honycombe] is ful fauorable and likyng to þe tast and to ete. c1430 J. Lydgate Chorle & Bird (Roxb.) 12 Hit maketh men..fauorable in euery mannes sight. ?1528 J. Skelton Dyuers Balettys & Dyties vi Of all your feturs fauorable to make tru discripcion. 1590 E. Spenser Muiopotmos 20 Of all the race..Was none more favourable, nor more fair, Than Clarion. †b. Admissible, allowable. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > [adjective] acceptablea1382 acceptedc1384 admittable?1406 approvablec1449 eligiblea1500 plausible1541 admissable1587 avowable1602 applausive1605 admissible1611 vendible1642 plaudablea1650 unexceptionable1664 favourable1666 unobnoxious1678 unexceptioned1704 right1748 unregrettable1748 undisgusting1755 unexceptional1775 all right1868 unarraignable1886 1666 R. Boyle Origine Formes & Qualities 47 Bodies may be said, in a very favourable sense, to have those Qualities we call Sensible. 2. a. That regards with favour (a person, project, opinion, etc.); inclined to countenance or help; well-disposed, propitious. Const. to, upon, †of. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > favour > [adjective] > favourably disposed favourable1340 pleasantc1350 propense?1534 good disposed1553 well-affectioned1561 well-affected?1563 well-conceited1592 propensive1599 conceited1612 well-set1632 well-disposed1660 the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > [adjective] > favourably disposed friendlyeOE favourable1340 placent1898 1340 R. Rolle Pricke of Conscience 1344 Til þam þe world es favorabel. c1374 G. Chaucer Anelida & Arcite 15 Be favorable eek, thou Polymia. 1441 in T. Stapleton Plumpton Corr. (1839) p. lix Such as were favorable of their said malicious purpose. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. xvii. f. ix Y^e goddes were to hym so fauourable that he slewe moche of the people of his brother and compellyd hym to fle. 1549 Bk. Common Prayer (STC 16267) Firste Daie of Lente f. xxxiiii^v Bee fauourable [printed* fauouourable] to thy people. a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iv. vi. 41 Happier the man whom fauourable stars A lots thee for his louely bedfellow. View more context for this quotation 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan iii. xxxiii. 204 They would surely have made them more favorable to their power. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 507 O favourable spirit..Well hast thou taught the way that might direct Our knowledge. View more context for this quotation 1749 G. Berkeley Word to Wise in Wks. (1871) III. 451 It is to be hoped this Address may find a favourable reception. 1827 O. W. Roberts Narr. Voy. Central Amer. 37 The Indians..are particularly favourable to the English. 1871 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1876) IV. xviii. 123 King Swegen was lending a favourable ear to their prayers. †b. Gracious (said of a superior); kindly, obliging. Obsolete exc. archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adjective] mildeOE blitheOE goodOE well-willingOE beina1200 goodfulc1275 blithefula1300 faira1300 benignc1320 gainc1330 sweetc1330 kinda1333 propicec1350 well-willeda1382 well-disposeda1393 well-hearteda1393 well-willinga1393 friendsomea1400 well-willya1400 charitablec1405 well-willed1417 good-heartedc1425 kindlyc1425 honeyed1435 propitious1440 affectuousc1441 willya1449 homelyc1450 benevolous1470 benigned1470 benevolent1482 favourousc1485 well-meaned1488 well-meaning1498 humanec1500 favourablec1503 affectionatea1516 well-mindedc1522 beneficial1526 propiciant1531 benignate1533 well-intendeda1535 beneficious1535 kind-hearted1535 well-given1535 affectioned1539 well-wishing1548 figgy?1549 good-meaning1549 affectedc1553 affectionated1561 well-natured1561 well-affected?1563 officious1565 well-inclined1569 good-natured1582 partial1587 graceful?1593 well-intentioned1598 beneficent1616 candid1633 kindlike1637 benefic1641 kindly-hearted1762 well-meant1765 benignanta1782 sweet-hearted1850 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > [adjective] > gracious holdc893 winsomec900 goodlyOE esteOE menskful?c1225 courteousc1290 besekandlika1300 buxom1362 graciousa1375 queemfulc1390 nighsomea1400 gainlyc1400 favourablec1503 handsome1528 suave?1553 boona1612 benedictive1660 sneerless1884 c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. lx^v/1 Unto the most holyest and fauorablist prince in erthe. 1530 King Henry VIII in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. i. 106. II. 17 To have the favorable and lovyng assistance of the noble men. 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 iv. iii. 134 Vnlesse some dull and fauourable hand Will whisper musique to my weary spirite. View more context for this quotation 1642 I. Basire in Evelyn's Mem. (1857) III. 3 To give you thanks for your favourable communication. a1822 P. B. Shelley Homer's Hymn to Moon 25 Hail Queen, great Moon..Fair-haired and favourable [Gk. πρόϕρον.] †c. Of a reader or hearer: Disposed to interpret generously. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > [adjective] > disposed to approve favourable1611 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > favour > [adjective] > favourably disposed > of a reader or hearer favourable1611 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xii. 572/1 Polydor Virgil must haue a warie and fauourable Reader. 1655 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. I. ii. 15 Herein Damachus had need of favourable hearers. †3. Showing undue favour, partial. Const. to. ΚΠ c1384 G. Chaucer Hous of Fame iii. 389 One said that Omer made lies..And was to the Greekes favourable. 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 225 Thus was the steward favourable, That he the trouthe plein ne tolde. c1460 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (1885) xv And to make hem also ffauorable and parcial. 4. a. Of an opinion, report, etc.: That is in favour of, approving, commendatory. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > [adjective] goodeOE agreeable1448 approbatory1548 better1566 favouring1586 approbative1611 applausive1628 pro1650 pleasing1652 favourable1655 approving1702 enthusiastic1777 all for1864 1655 T. Fuller Church-hist. Brit. iii. iv. §23 The favourablest expression of him falls from the pen of Roger Hoveden. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 268. ⁋8 If you would be so far my Friend as to make a favourable Mention of me in one of your Papers. 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 80 Giving me a favourable Account of the Place. 1782 W. Cowper Conversation in Poems 250 That great defect would cost him..Man's favourable judgment. 1828 C. Lamb Poor Relations in Elia 2nd Ser. 150 To institute..favourable comparisons. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) I. 335 Most favourable reports of the arm. †b. Tending to palliate or extenuate. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > excuse > [adjective] > extenuating mincing1581 mitigating1583 extenuating1607 favourable1693 palliating1710 palliative1748 extenuatory1807 extenuative1827 palliatory1845 mitigatory1868 1693 G. Stepney tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires viii. 161 Since none can have the favourable Thought That to Obey a Tyrant's Will they Fought. 1772 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra II. lxviii. 312 Favourable circumstances, alledged before the judge, may justify a doubt whether the prisoner be guilty or not. 5. a. Of an answer, etc.: That concedes what is desired. Of appearances: Boding well, hopeful, promising. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > [adjective] > complying or conceding accordantc1350 obeisantc1390 comingc1576 easya1616 concessive1632 compliable1641 concessory1641 compliant1642 condescentious1651 conceding1656 complying1668 favourable1734 concessional1765 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > promise, ground of hope > [adjective] fairc1325 likely1548 sperable1565 hoped1581 propitious1581 promising1594 hopeful1599 auspiciousa1616 flattering1633 promissory1732 sperate1808 likely-looking1827 favourable1828 promiseful1855 1734 M. Philips in Swift's Lett. (1768) IV. 73 [His answer] was as favourable as I could well wish for. 1781 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall III. 61 The eunuch..soon returned with a favourable oracle. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth ix, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. II. 263 I trust they have assumed a favourable aspect. 1875 W. S. Hayward Love against World 77 How eagerly I hope for a favourable answer. b. Of a patient's condition, progress, etc.: satisfactory; favouring recovery. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > recovery > [adjective] > recovering > favouring recovery favourable1903 1903 Westm. Gaz. 8 July 7/1 Seeing that his condition was so favourable. 1970 J. L. Gibbons in Med. Ann. 278 Favourable prognostic signs were the presence of mild symptoms..and a stable premorbid personality. 6. Attended with advantage or convenience; facilitating one's purpose or wishes; advantageous, helpful, suitable. Said esp. of the weather, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > [adjective] > advantageous or favourable likinga1387 friendlya1398 sweetc1400 propice1443 favourablec1460 towardly1520 propitious1581 aspectful1611 auspiciousa1616 benigna1631 fautive1667 benevolenta1676 bright1684 the mind > will > wish or inclination > [adjective] > favourably bethoughta1250 fainc1275 agreeable1448 inclinablec1449 favourablec1460 inclined1561 hospitable1655 non-resistant1796 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > fine weather > [adjective] > propitious or suitable favourablec1460 kinda1616 society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of wind > [adjective] > types of wind for sailing fairlOE contraryc1384 favourablec1460 prosperous1555 scant1600 crossa1617 baffling1778 adverse1807 following1839 c1460 J. Fortescue Governance of Eng. (1885) xii Thai haue not so much ffredome in thair owne godis, nor be entreted by so ffauerable lawes as we be. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. clxxv^v The Wynd [was] so fauourable to the Erles purpose. 1555 R. Eden Of Pole Antartike in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 245 The fauourable influence of the heauen and the planettes. 1656 B. Harris tr. J. N. de Parival Hist. Iron Age i. ii. iii. 37 This was the first battell of this age, which proved favourable to the Hollanders. 1659 London Chanticleers xii, in W. C. Hazlitt Dodsley's Sel. Coll. Old Eng. Plays (1875) XII. 350 Or a favourable spider drop into the cream, and drown himself, that he may poison them. 1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. viii. 364 A place very favourable for the making Levies of Men. 1745 Bp. J. Butler Serm. in Wks. (1874) II. 282 Incapacity and ignorance must be favourable to error and vice. 1774 T. Pennant Tour Scotl. 1772 325 Sail with a favourable breeze. 1850 J. McCosh Method Divine Govt. (1874) ii. iii. 230 The cultivation of virtuous affections is favourable to the health. 1866 A. Crump Pract. Treat. Banking vii. 153 The term ‘favourable’..state of the exchanges. 1878 A. Brassey Voy. Sunbeam ix. 146 How thankful I am that we have been hitherto able to make the passage under such favourable circumstances. 1930 Economist 20 Dec. 1158/2 The official returns indicate that the balance of ‘current items’, visible and invisible, is much less ‘favourable’ than before the war. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1340
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