advantageous, favorable, favourable
(adjective) giving an advantage; “a contract advantageous to our country”; “socially advantageous to entertain often”
golden, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous
(adjective) presaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome; “a favorable time to ask for a raise”; “lucky stars”; “a prosperous moment to make a decision”
favorable, favourable
(adjective) (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; “the days were fair and the winds were favorable”
favorable, favourable
(adjective) encouraging or approving or pleasing; “a favorable reply”; “he received a favorable rating”; “listened with a favorable ear”; “made a favorable impression”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
favorable (comparative more favorable, superlative most favorable)
(American spelling) Alternative form of favourable
Source: Wiktionary
Fa"vor*a*ble, a. [Written also favourable.] Etym: [F. favorable, L. favorabilis favored, popular, pleasing, fr. favor. See Favor, n.]
1. Full of favor; favoring; manifesting partiality; kind; propitious; friendly. Lend favorable ears to our request. Shak. Lord, thou hast been favorable unto thy land. Ps. lxxxv. 1.
2. Conducive; contributing; tending to promote or facilitate; advantageous; convenient. A place very favorable for the making levies of men. Clarendon. The temper of the climate, favorable to generation, health, and long life. Sir W. Temple.
3. Beautiful; well-favored. [Obs.] Spenser.
– Fa"vora*ble*ness, n.
– Fa"vor*a*bly, sdv. The faborableness of the present times to all extertions in the cause of liberty. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 June 2025
(verb) bestow a quality on; “Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”; “The music added a lot to the play”; “She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings”; “This adds a light note to the program”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
