Desirable vs Favorable - What's the difference?
desirable | favorable |
Suitable]], worthy to be [[desire#Verb, desired.
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A thing that people want; something that is desirable.
pleasing, encouraging or approving
useful or helpful
convenient or at a suitable time; opportune
auspicious or lucky
As adjectives the difference between desirable and favorable
is that desirable is suitable, worthy to be desired while favorable is pleasing, encouraging or approving.As a noun desirable
is a thing that people want; something that is desirable.desirable
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Adjective
(en adjective)- With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get
Antonyms
* undesirableNoun
(en noun)- There are plenty of desirables on display in the window.
favorable
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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.
