Dictionary Check: favorable

"favorable" is a valid word!

Scrabble 17 points
Words with Friends 20 points

Definition

adjective

encouraging or approving or pleasing

Example: "a favorable reply"
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adjective

(of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate

Example: "the days were fair and the winds were favorable"
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adjective

presaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome

Example: "a favorable time to ask for a raise"
adjective

giving an advantage

Example: "a contract advantageous to our country"

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