FAVOURABLE

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


Etymology

Adjective

favourable (comparative more favourable, superlative most favourable)

Pleasing, encouraging or approving.

Synonyms: approving, encouraging, good, pleasing

Antonyms: bad, discouraging, displeasing, unfavorable

Useful or helpful.

Synonyms: advantageous, helpful, useful

Antonym: unhelpful

Convenient or at a suitable time; opportune.

Synonyms: convenient, good, handy, opportune, suitable

Antonyms: bad, inconvenient, inopportune, unsuitable

Auspicious or lucky.

Synonyms: auspicious, fortunate, lucky

Antonyms: inauspicious, unfavourable, unlucky

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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