From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Favorable \Fa"vor*a*ble\ (f[=a]"v[~e]r*[.a]*b'l), a. [Written
also {favourable}.] [F. favorable, L. favorabilis favored,
popular, pleasing, fr. favor. See {Favor}, n.]
1. Full of favor; favoring; manifesting partiality; kind;
propitious; friendly.
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Lend favorable ears to our request. --Shak.
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Lord, thou hast been favorable unto thy land. --Ps.
lxxxv. 1.
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2. Conducive; contributing; tending to promote or facilitate;
advantageous; convenient.
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A place very favorable for the making levies of men.
--Clarendon.
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The temper of the climate, favorable to generation,
health, and long life. --Sir W.
Temple.
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3. Beautiful; well-favored. [Obs.] --Spenser. --
{Fa"vora*ble*ness}, n. -- {Fa"vor*a*bly}, adv.
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The favorableness of the present times to all
exertions in the cause of liberty. --Burke.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
favourable
adj 1: encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable
reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with
a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression" [syn:
{favorable}, {favourable}] [ant: {unfavorable},
{unfavourable}]
2: (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the
days were fair and the winds were favorable" [syn:
{favorable}, {favourable}] [ant: {unfavorable},
{unfavourable}]
3: occurring at a convenient or suitable time; "an opportune
time to receive guests" [syn: {favorable}, {favourable}]
4: presaging or likely to bring good luck; "a favorable time to
ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make
a decision" [syn: {golden}, {favorable}, {favourable},
{lucky}, {prosperous}]
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