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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Favorable \Fa"vor*a*ble\ (f[=a]"v[~e]r*[.a]*b'l), adjective [Written also {favourable}.] [F. favorable, L. favorabilis favored, popular, pleasing, fr. favor. See {Favor}, noun]
1. Full of favor; favoring; manifesting partiality; kind; propitious; friendly.
Lend favorable ears to our request. --Shak.
Lord, thou hast been favorable unto thy land. --Ps. lxxxv. 1.
2. Conducive; contributing; tending to promote or facilitate; advantageous; convenient.
A place very favorable for the making levies of men. --Clarendon.
The temper of the climate, favorable to generation, health, and long life. --Sir W. Temple.
3. Beautiful; well-favored. [Obs.] --Spenser. -- {Fa"vora*ble*ness}, noun -- {Fa"vor*a*bly}, adverb
The favorableness of the present times to all exertions in the cause of liberty. --Burke.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
favorableness
noun: the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome [syn: {favourableness}, {advantageousness}] [ant: {unfavorableness}]
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