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Favorable vs Favorability - What's the difference?

favorable | favorability |

As an adjective favorable

is pleasing, encouraging or approving.

As a noun favorability is

the quality or degree of being viewed favorably.

favorable

English

Alternative forms

* favourable

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • pleasing, encouraging or approving
    • The candidate wearing the business suite made a favorable impression.
  • useful or helpful
    • We made quick progress, due to favorable winds.
  • convenient or at a suitable time; opportune
    • The rain stopped at a favourable time for our tennis match.
  • auspicious or lucky
    • She says that she was born under a favorable star.

    Synonyms

    * (pleasing ): approving, encouraging, good, pleasing * (useful ): advantageous, helpful, useful * (opportune ): convenient, good, handy, opportune, suitable * (auspicious ): auspicious, fortunate, lucky

    Antonyms

    * (pleasing ): bad, discouraging, displeasing, unfavorable * (useful ): unhelpful * (opportune ): bad, inconvenient, inopportune, unsuitable * (auspicious ): inauspicious, unfavourable, unlucky

    Derived terms

    * unfavorable

    Related terms

    * favor * favorably ----

    favorability

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The quality or degree of being viewed favorably
  • *{{quote-news, 2009, January 17, Megan Thee-brenan, Poll Finds Disapproval of Bush Unwavering, New York Times citation
    • , passage=Vice President Dick Cheney’s favorability rating in the new poll is 13 percent, the lowest of his time in office. }}
  • Something which is favorable
    • Our company is positioned to optimize tax favorabilities .