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Unfavorable vs Unfavorability - What's the difference?

unfavorable | unfavorability |

As an adjective unfavorable

is disadvantageous, adverse, unsuitable, inconducive; serving to hinder or oppose.

As a noun unfavorability is

the quality of being unfavorable.

unfavorable

English

Alternative forms

* unfavourable

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Disadvantageous, adverse, unsuitable, inconducive; serving to hinder or oppose.
  • * 1863 , , Excursions , ch. 6:
    • The shade of a dense pine wood, is more unfavorable to the springing up of pines of the same species than of oaks within it.
  • Not favorable, disapproving.
  • * 1860 , , The Mill on the Floss , ch. 11:
    • [Y]et the thing she most dreaded was to offend the gypsies, by betraying her extremely unfavorable opinion of them.
  • (of wind or weather) Causing obstacles or delay; not conducive to travel or work; inclement.
  • * 1855 , , Israel Potter , ch. 17:
    • The wind was right under the land, the tide unfavorable.
  • Not auspicious; ill-boding.
  • * 1903 , , The Filigree Ball , ch. 6:
    • The fact that the bride went through the ceremony without her bridal bouquet is looked upon by many as an unfavorable omen.

    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "unfavorable" is often applied: condition, circumstance, weather, climate, outcome, result, opinion, view, impression, effect, consequence, impact, influence, environment, balance, information, report, prognosis, rating, evaluation, review, position, factor, feature, aspect, reaction, response, attitude, season, development, treatment, ruling, case, state, experience, inference.

    Antonyms

    * favorable

    Related terms

    * unfavorably

    unfavorability

    English

    Alternative forms

    * unfavourability

    Noun

    (-)
  • The quality of being unfavorable.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2008, date=April 18, author=Patrick Healy, title=Superdelegates Unswayed by Clinton’s Attacks, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=And if there were some moments of concern reflected in the debate —? the talk of Mrs. Clinton’s high unfavorability ratings, Mr. Obama’s flashes of annoyance ?— they all doubted that those moments would be deal-breakers, either. }}