Bonanza vs Favorable - What's the difference?
bonanza | favorable |
In mining, a rich mine or vein of silver or gold.
The point at which two mother lodes intersect
By extension, anything which is a mine of wealth or yields a large income or return.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-31, volume=408, issue=8851, magazine=(The Economist), author=Bagehot
, title= pleasing, encouraging or approving
useful or helpful
convenient or at a suitable time; opportune
auspicious or lucky
As a noun bonanza
is in mining, a rich mine or vein of silver or gold.As an adjective favorable is
pleasing, encouraging or approving.bonanza
English
Noun
(en noun)The parable of the Clyde, passage=For two decades the bonanza on Scotland’s west coast continued. An occupation that had been seasonal and modestly profitable became year-round and lucrative. Baskets of herring put televisions into fishermen’s cottages and cars outside their doors. But fish, like oil and gas, with which Scotland’s continental shelf is also well-endowed, are not in unlimited supply.}}
Antonyms
* borrascafavorable
English
Alternative forms
* favourableAdjective
(en adjective)- The candidate wearing the business suite made a favorable impression.
- We made quick progress, due to favorable winds.
- The rain stopped at a favourable time for our tennis match.
- She says that she was born under a favorable star.
