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Definitions: Favorable |
FavorableAdjective1. Very favorable or advantageous; "a golden opportunity". 2. Encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression". 3. (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable". 4. Favorably disposed; not antagonistic; "a government favorable to our interests". 5. Tending to favor or bring good luck; "miracles are auspicious accidents"; "encouraging omens"; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision". 6. At a convenient or suitable time; "an opportune time to receive guests". 7. Granting what has been desired or requested; "a favorable reply"; "a positive answer". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "favorable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Note: Favorable \Fa"vor*a*ble\, adjective. [Written also favourable.]. (Websters 1913) |
Synonyms: FavorableSynonyms: advantageous (adj), auspicious (adj), encouraging (adj), favourable (adj), golden (adj), lucky (adj), opportune (adj), positive (adj), prosperous (adj), well-disposed (adj). (additional references) |
| Antonym: unfavorable (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Aid | At one's beck, at one's beck and call; friendly, amicable, favorable, propitious, well-disposed; neighborly; obliging; (benevolent). |
Chance 2 | Probability, possibility, odds; long odds, run of luck; accidentalness; main chance, odds on, favorable odds. |
Cooperation | Favorable; to; unopposed. |
Improvement | Advance; (progress); ascend; increase; fructify, ripen, mature; pick up, come about, rally, take a favorable turn; turn over a new leaf, turn the corner; raise one's head, sow one's wild oats; recover. |
Inexpedience | Favorable; propitious; (hope-giving); fair. |
Occasion | Providential, lucky, fortunate, happy, favorable, propitious, auspicious, critical; suitable; obiter dicta. |
Nick of time; golden opportunity, well timed opportunity, fine opportunity, favorable opportunity, opening; clear stage, fair field; mollia tempora; fata Morgana; spare time; (leisure). | |
Probability | Reasonable chance, fair chance, good chance, favorable chance, reasonable prospect, fair prospect, good prospect, favorable prospect; prospect, wellgrounded hope; chance. |
Prosperity | Keep oneself afloat; keep one's head above water, hold one's head above water; land on one's feet, light on one's feet, light on one's legs, fall on one's legs, fall on one's feet; drop into a good thing; bear a charmed life; bask in the sunshine; have a good time of it, have a fine time of it; have a run of luck; have the good fortune; n. to; take a favorable turn; live on the fat of the land, live off the fat of the land, live in clover. |
Willingness | Adjective: willing, minded, fain, disposed, inclined, favorable; favorably-minded, favorably inclined, favorably disposed; nothing loth; in the vein, in the mood, in the humor, in the mind. |
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 | Volunteers plant naturally occurring vegetation at the stream bed. When the vegetation is mature it will help to cool the stream and provide favorable conditions for spawning.Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |  | The Finney Creek restoration project placed over 750 logs into more than 80 log jams in upper Finney Creek. the logs helped to trap gravel size sediments behind the jams and create a more narrow and deeper creek. This resulted in lowering water temperatures to provide more favorable spawning conditions. Finney Creek once provided habitat for all salmon species except sockeye.Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
 | Figure 56. Pecoul logging sounder, invented in 1849 by Master Mariner Adolphe Pecoul of Marseille. This device was used to measure measure depths while a vessel was underway or to be used as a speed logging device. It was tested in 1850. In spite of favorable reports from numerous ship captain, it was rejected by the Ministry of the Marine and Colonies.Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |  | Favorable advance reports from Berlin.Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Reproduction of Mirror of Venus symbol] : a favorable sign for Social Security benefit.Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| Author | Quotation |
Homer | Gray-eyed Athena sent them a favorable breeze, a fresh west wind, singing over the wine-dark sea. |
Horace Greeley | Abstaining is favorable both to the head and the pocket. |
Oscar Wilde | Yes, I am a thorough republican. No other form of government is so favorable to the growth of art. |
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| Author | Date | Quotation |
Winston S. Churchill | 1946 | The Agreement which was made at Yalta, to which I was a party, was extremely favorable to Soviet Russia, but it was made at a time when no one could say that the German war might not extend all through the summer and autumn of 1945 and when the Japanese war was expected to last for a further 18 months from the end of the German war. ("Iron Curtain" Speech) |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | I took all possible methods to cultivate this favorable disposition. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | I met several there under more favorable circumstances than I could anywhere else. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | These angiographic changes were associated with favorable outcome. (references) | |
Bias toward the reporting of more favorable results is well recognized. (references) | ||
Here again, retinal ganglion cells are favorable subjects for CNS research. (references) | ||
Business | Import climate is favorable to the U.S. product. (references) | |
The general import climate for the Dominican Republic is favorable. (references) | ||
The prospects for imports in this industry do not appear to be favorable. (references) | ||
Children | Georgia | The law includes a provision of special discounts and favorable social policies for persons with disabilities, especially veterans with disabilities; however, many facilities for persons with disabilities remained closed due to lack of funding. (references) |
Civil Liberties | Pakistan | Both governmental and nongovernmental entities sometimes pay for favorable media coverage. (references) |
Egypt | Government censors ensure that foreign films made in the country portray Egypt in a favorable light. (references) | |
Economic History | Botswana | Botswana tax policies and laws are favorable. (references) |
Cape Verde | The cost, productivity, and availability of labor is favorable. (references) | |
Netherlands | The Netherlands is also known for its favorable fiscal climate. (references) | |
Human Rights | Italy | The defense may present any favorable evidence directly to the court. (references) |
Congo | There were credible reports of judges accepting bribes in return for favorable decisions. (references) | |
Italy | Prosecutors are required to include all evidence favorable to the accused in requests for preventive detention. (references) | |
Political Economy | REPUBLIC OF KOREA | Korea now has a much more favorable climate for foreign direct investment (FDI). (references) |
DENMARK | The corporate tax rate is at present 30 percent and favorable depreciation rules and other deductions exist. (references) | |
Cyprus | Another hurdle to be overcome concerns the favorable tax treatment Cyprus grants to international business companies. (references) | |
Political Rights | Russia | Campaigns pay "under the table" for stories favorable to their candidate, which allows them to bypass limits on campaign spending. (references) |
Trade | El Salvador | Intermediate goods are financed at slightly more favorable rates and terms. (references) |
Luxembourg | By offering favorable credit terms, U.S. suppliers can help their importers offset a portion of that higher price. (references) | |
Travel | Jordan | The climate is Mediterranean, relatively mild and very favorable compared to the Gulf region and North Africa. (references) |
Singapore | Travelers' checks and currency may be exchanged in the baggage claim area at Changi Airport (at a reasonable rate) or at any hotel (at a less favorable rate). (references) | |
Canada | Canadian prices for food and general consumer goods are sometimes higher than US prices, but this may be offset by a favorable US-Canadian dollar exchange rate. (references) | |
Women | Zimbabwe | The Administration of Estates Amendment Act makes inheritance laws more favorable to widows. (references) |
Zimbabwe | Divorce and maintenance laws are favorable to women, but women generally lack awareness of their rights under the law. (references) | |
Worker Rights | United Arab Emirates | There are a considerable number of skilled foreign nationals in the country who are employed under favorable working conditions. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | DULLARD, n. A member of the reigning dynasty in letters and life. The Dullards came in with Adam, and being both numerous and sturdy have overrun the habitable world. The secret of their power is their insensibility to blows; tickle them with a bludgeon and they laugh with a platitude. The Dullards came originally from Boeotia, whence they were driven by stress of starvation, their dullness having blighted the crops. For some centuries they infested Philistia, and many of them are called Philistines to this day. In the turbulent times of the Crusades they withdrew thence and gradually overspread all Europe, occupying most of the high places in politics, art, literature, science and theology. Since a detachment of Dullards came over with the Pilgrims in the Mayflower and made a favorable report of the country, their increase by birth, immigration, and conversion has been rapid and steady. According to the most trustworthy statistics the number of adult Dullards in the United States is but little short of thirty millions, including the statisticians. The intellectual centre of the race is somewhere about Peoria, Illinois, but the New England Dullard is the most shockingly moral. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
George Washington | 1789-1797 | In meeting you again I feel much satisfaction in being able to repeat my congratulations on the favorable prospects which continue to distinguish our public affairs. |
James Madison | 1809-1817 | Sweden also professes sentiments favorable to the subsisting harmony. |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | Never did a government commence under auspices so favorable, nor ever was success so complete. |
John Quincy Adams | 1825-1829 | To the suggestions repeated in the report of the Secretary of the Navy, and tending to the permanent improvement of this institution, I invite the favorable consideration of Congress. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | Our political and commercial relations with Austria, Prussia, Sweden, and Denmark stand on the usual favorable bases. |
Abraham Lincoln | 1861-1865 | So far as possible the people everywhere shall have that sense of perfect security which is most favorable to calm thought and reflection. |
Calvin Coolidge | 1923-1929 | I am strongly in favor of continuation of this policy, whenever conditions are such that there is even a promise that practical and favorable results might be secured. |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | A rising birth rate for small business, and a favorable environment for its growth, are not only economic necessities but also important practical demonstrations of opportunity in a democratic free society. |
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| "Favorable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Favorable" is used about 10 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 10 | 111,207 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "favorable". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Calah | N/A | Biblical | Favorable |
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Expressions using "favorable": be favorable ♦ favorable attitude ♦ favorable odds ♦ favorable position ♦ favorable reception ♦ favorable reply ♦ favorable situation. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
favorable | 11 |
business favorable recommendation | 10 |
balance favorable trade | 7 |
favorable mas norma | 3 |
credit establish favorable history | 3 |
au clonage favorable je reproductif suis | 2 |
condition favorable performance | 2 |
condition favorable management regulation | 2 |
budget favorable unfavorable variance | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "favorable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | favorizues (favourable), i mbarë (auspicious, favourable, felicitous, flourishing), i leverdishëm (advantageous, favourable, gainful, profitable), i favorshëm (advantageous, convenient, fair, favourable, friendly, inclinable, merciful, opportune, propitious). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مناسب (adequate, agreeable, apposite, appropriate, apropos, apt, becoming, conformable, congruent, congruous, convenient, due, expedient, favourable, feasible, felicitous, fit, fitting, harmonious, in agreement, in conformity, in harmony, opportune, pat, proper, right, seasonable, seemly, suitable, suited, timely), ملائم (acceptable, accordant, adapted, adequate, advantageous, agreeable, agreeing, appropriate, apt, becoming, click, compatible, concordant, conformable, conforming, congruent, congruous, consistent, consonant, convenient, expedient, favourable, feasible, fit, fitting, harmonious, in accord, in agreement, in conformity, in harmony, matching, opportune, proper, propitious, right, seasonable, seemly, suitable, suited, timely), موافق (acceptable, appropriate, convenient, favourable, fit, suitable, yep), محاب (favourable, one sided, partial), مساعد (accessory, accomplice, advantageous, aid, ancillary, assistance, auxiliary, backing, beneficial, conducive, contributory, favourable, help, helpful, helpmate, propitious, serviceable, subsidiary, supplementary, support, useful), مؤات (advantageous, fair, favourable, friendly, happy, kindly, lucky, opportune, propitious, prosperous, ripe), مرض (ail, ailment, be ill, become ill, complaint, disease, fall ill, fall sick, favourable, get ill, illness, infirmity, mal, malady, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, pox, satisfactory, satisfying, sicken, sickness, take ill, trouble), مبشر بالنجاح (fair, favourable), مبشر (auspicious, encouraging, evangelist, favourable, hopeful, missionary, preacher, promise, promising), واعد (committed, favourable, hopeful, likely, portentous, promise, promised, promising), سانح (favourable, propitious), إيجابي (affirmative, favourable, plus, positive). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | удобен (agreeable, appropriate, carriageable, comfortable, comfy, convenient, cozy, easy, favourable, good, proper, ready made, suitable), разположен (affected, favourable, situated), благосклонен (agreeable, benevolent, favourable, friendly, gracious, propitious, well disposed), благоприятен (advantageous, conducive, favourable, large, merciful, opportune, propitious, prosperous, sympathetic, toward), попътен (fair, favourable, following, large, prosperous, wayside), изгоден (advantageous, creamy, expedient, favourable, gainful, good, inexpensive, lucrative, paying, plummy, profitable, remunerative). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 有利 (advantageous, to have advantages). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | výhodný (advantageous, expedient, favourable, paying, profitable, useful), příznivý (auspicious, beneficial, benign, fair, favourable, hopeful, hospitable, promising, propitiatory, propitious, prosperous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | mindst gunstige fordeling (least favorable distribution, least favourable distribution), gunstig anbefaling (favorable recommendation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | minst gunstige verdeling (least favorable distribution, least favourable distribution), gunstige conclusie (favorable finding, favourable finding). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | myönteinen havainto (favorable finding, favourable finding), epäsuotuisin jakauma (least favorable distribution, least favourable distribution). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | favorable (fair, favourable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | günstig (advantageous, auspicious, convenient, fair, fairly, favorably, favourable, favourably, fit, fortunate, friendly, golden, handily, keen, low-priced, medium-priced, opportune, opportunely, promising, propitious, propitiously, salutary, timely), gefällig (accommodating, accommodatingly, complaisant, complaisantly, compliant, compliantly, favourable, graceful, gracefully, helpful, obliging, pleasant, pleasing, supple, winsomely). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | ευνοϊκόσ (benign, favourable, kind, propitious), αίσιοσ (auspicious, favourable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | kedvezõ (auspicious, bonanza, favourable, fortunate, lucky, positive, preferential, propitious, prosperous), kedvező (approbation, clement, congenial, expedience, expediency, fair, favourable, fortunate, friendly, preferential, prosperous, subservient), előnyös (advantageous, becoming, beneficial, fat, favourable, profitable, prosperous, remunerative). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | favorevole (bonanza, fair, Favor, favour, favourable, fortunate, kindly, partial, positive, prosperous), fausto (auspicious, favourable, fortunate), vantaggioso (advantageous, advantagious, convenient, favourable, helpful, profitable, useful), propizio (auspicious, fair, favourable, happy, lucky, propitious). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 色好い (encouraging, friendly), 良好 (satisfactory), 好都合 (convenient, expedience, expedient), 好意的 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | いろよい (encouraging, friendly), "うつ"う (convenient, expedience, expedient), "ういてき, りょう"う (good harbor, satisfactory, skilled artisan). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 호의를 푸" (favourable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | avorablefay favorável (advantageous, auspicious, benign, benignant, bright, favourable, fortunate, friendly, inclinable, propitious, prosperous), desvalido (favourable). (various references) favorabil (advantageous, appreciative, appreciatory, auspicious, bright, convenient, Dexter, fair, favorably, favored, favourable, favourably, favoured, fortunate, friendly, genial, genially, good, happy, inclinable, kindly, large, lucky, propitious, suited, towardly), prielnic (auspicious, bright, Dexter, fair, favourable, wholesome), bun (affectionate, applicable, belongings, beneficial, benevolent, bonny, bright, canny, capital, clever, decent, domain, eminent, fair, favourable, fine, fit, fitting, fond, fortunate, fortune, genuine, good, goods, grand, grandfather, grandparent, happy, honest, humane, kind, kindly, nice, okay, pleasurable, proper, real, right, salutary, skilful, skillful, soft-hearted, splendid, suitable, true, upright, useful, virtuous, well, wholesome), binevoitor (amiable, benevolent, benignant, bland, charitable, condescending, favourable, friendly, genial, genteel, gentle, good, good natured, gracious, humane, kind, kindly, lithe, nice, propitious, ungrudging, well disposed, well meaning, well wisher, yielding), avantajos (advantageous, advantageously, eligible, fat, favourable, gainful, lucrative, profitable), apreciativ (appreciative, appreciatory, favourable), amabil (affable, agreeable, amiable, amiably, bland, considerate, courteous, decent, endearing, fair, favourable, genial, good natured, good tempered, gracious, kind, kindly, lovable, obliging, obligingly, polite, politely, sweet-tempered). (various references) благоприятный (advantageous, auspicious, auspiciously, benign, conducive, fair, favourable, good, inclinable, kindly, merciful, opportune, propitious, trine). (various references) povoljan (advantageous, auspicious, benignant, favourable, fortunate, trine, well appointed, well favored, well-favoured), pogodan (apt, conducive, convenient, favourable, fit, fitting, likely, proper, serviceable, suitable), naklonjen (favourable, friendly, inclined, slanted, well disposed). (various references) favorable (advantageous, auspicious, benign, fair, favourable, kind, kindly, pro, propitious, prosperous, right). (various references) fördelaktig (advantageous, expedient, favourable, juicy, profitable, propitious), vänlig (affable, amiable, amicable, approachable, benignant, favourable, folksy, friendly, gentle, good, good-natured, gracious, kind, kindly, pally, smooth), gynnsam (advantageous, auspicious, benign, favourable, friendly, genial, happy, prosperous), gunstig (advantageous, favourable, friendly, well disposed). (various references) ซึ่งเป็นที่ชื่นชอบ. (various references) faydalı (advantageous, beneficial, benignant, favourable, helpful, of use, profitable, rewarding, salutary, serviceable, useful, utilitarian, utility, valuable), uygun (acceptable, accommodating, adaptable, adequate, advisable, agreeable, allowable, answerable, applicable, apposite, appropriate, apropos, apt, becoming, befitting, calculated, comely, commensurate, comparative, compatible, concordant, conformable, congenial, congruent, congruous, consistent, convenient, cool, correct, decent, done, due, eligible, enjoyable, equal, expedient, fair, fair enough, favourable, felicitous, fine, fit, fitted, fitting, for, in place, keen, likely, lovely, made to order, matching, meet, nice, opportune, permitting, pertinent, pleasant, proper, propitious, proportional, prosperous, pursuant, relevant, ripe, seasonable, seemly, Square, suitable, suited, tailormade, up to, well, well-matched), tatminkâr (comfortable, famous, favourable, grateful, gratifying, satisfactory), taraftar (adherent, advocate, fan, favourable, follower, partisan, pro, side, supporter, sympathetic, sympathizer), olumlu (affirmative, assertive, content, favourable, peremptory), müsait (available, opportune, permitting, propitious, susceptible, susceptive), lehte (favourable, pro), iyi niyetli (bona fide, do gooder, favourable, gracious, pure-minded, spleenless, well disposed, well intentioned, well meaning, well-meant), avantajlı (advantageous, expedient, favored, favourable, favoured). (various references) ugurdaю (fair, parallel), oсaяly (propitious), enaяy (good). (various references) схвальний (applausive, approbative, approbatory, favourable), сприятливий (accessory, advantageous, auspicious, benefic, benign, bright, conducive, conducive to, congenial, contributory, favourable, fortunate, kindly, opportune, profitable, propitious, prosperous, subservient, white), прихильний (adherent, benevolent, benignant, favourable, propitious, wedded). (various references) thuận (favourable), tán th nh thuận lợi hứa hẹn tốt (favourable), có triển vọng có lợi (favourable), có thiện chí (favourable, well-meaning), có ích (conducive, favourable, furthersome, serviceable, subservient, useful). (various references) ffafriol (auspicious), pleidiol (partial). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | šag. (various references) |
| Akkadian | 3000 BCE-Modern | damâqu. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | aequus, aequus, equus, benigna, benignas, benigne, benigni, benignos, benignum, benignus, complacitus, consentiens, consentientes, dexter, dextra, dextrae, dextram, dextras, dextri, dextris, dextrisque, dextro, dextros, dextrum, fausta, felice, felicem, felices, felici, feliciorem, felix, opportunus, prolixus, propitius, prosper, prospera, prosperis, prospero, prosperum, secunda, secundae, secundam, secundarium, secundarum, secundas, secundi, secundo, secundoprimo, secundos, secundum, secundus, volens. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Job Chapter 33, Verse 26 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | EuxamenoV de proV kurion kai dekta autw estai eiseleusetai de proswpw kaqarw sun exhgoria apodwsei de anqrwpoiV dikaiosunhn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Deprecabitur Deum et placabilis ei erit et videbit faciem eius in iubilo et reddet homini iustitiam suam |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | He shal preye God, and be plesable to hym; and seen his face in ioye, and yelde to man his riytwisnesse. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | He shall pray to God, and he will be favorable to him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render to man his righteousness. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | He makes his prayer to God, and he has mercy on him; he sees God's face with cries of joy; he gives news of his righteousness to men; |
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| Language | Job Chapter 33, Verse 26 |
| Albanian | Do t'i lutet fort Perëndisë, do të gjejë hir pranë tij dhe do të mund të sodisë fytyrën e tij me gëzim, sepse Perëndia do ta ketë rivendosur njeriun në drejtësinë e tij. |
| Cebuano | Siya magaampo sa Dios, ug siya mahimuot kaniya, Busa magasud-ong siya sa iyang nawong sa kalipay: Ug igauli niya sa tawo ang iyang pagkamatarung. |
| Chinese | 他 禱 告 神 、 神 就 喜 悅 他 、 使 他 歡 呼 朝 見 神 的 面 ． 神 又 看 他 為 義 。 |
| Croatian | Vapije k Bogu i Bog ga usliša: radosno On ga pogleda u lice; vrati èovjeku pravednost njegovu. |
| Danish | Han beder til Gud, og han er ham nådig, han skuer med Jubel hans Åsyn, fortæller Mennesker om sin Frelse. |
| Dutch | Hij zal tot God ernstiglijk bidden, Die in hem een welbehagen nemen zal, en zijn aangezicht met gejuich aanzien; want Hij zal den mens zijn gerechtigheid wedergeven. |
| Finnish | Hän rukoilee Jumalaa, ja Jumala mielistyy häneen ja antaa hänen riemuiten katsella hänen kasvojaan; niin hän palauttaa ihmiselle hänen vanhurskautensa. |
| French | Il adresse Dieu sa prière; et Dieu lui est propice, Lui laisse voir sa face avec joie, Et lui rend son innocence. |
| German | Er wird Gott bitten; der wird ihm Gnade erzeigen und wird ihn sein Antlitz sehen lassen mit Freuden und wird dem Menschen nach seiner Gerechtigkeit vergelten. |
| Haitian Creole | Li lapriyè Bondye, Bondye reponn li. li al adore Bondye ak kè kontan. Bondye padonnen l' devan tout moun. |
| Hungarian | Imádkozik Istenhez és õ kegyelmébe veszi, hogy az õ színét nézhesse nagy örömmel, és az embernek visszaadja az õ igazságát. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Bila ia berdoa, Allah akan mengasihaninya, maka ia akan memuji Allah dengan gembira dan Allah akan memulihkan keadaannya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Bahwa ia meminta doa dengan rajin kepada Allah, yang kelak berkenan akan dia; bahwa ia menghadap hadiratnya dengan sukacita hatinya, karena dikembalikannya kebenarannya kepada manusia. |
| Italian | supplicher Dio e questi gli user benevolenza, gli mostrer il suo volto in giubilo, e render all'uomo la sua giustizia. |
| Maori | Ka inoi ia ki te Atua, a ka manako tera ki a ia; heoi ka kite ia i tona mata i runga i te koa: a ka utua e ia te tika o te tangata. |
| Norwegian | Han beder til Gud, og han er ham nådig; han ser Guds åsyn med jubel, og han gir mennesket dets rettferdighet tilbake. |
| Portuguese | Deveras orará a Deus, que lhe será propício, e o fará ver a sua face com júbilo, e restituirá ao homem a sua justiça. |
| Rumanian | Se roagq lui Dumnezeu, wi Dumnezeu ki este binevoitor, kl lasq sq -I vadq Faya cu bucurie, wi -i dq knapoi nevinovqyia. |
| Spanish | Oraría a Dios, y le sería favorable. Vería su rostro con gritos de júbilo, y Dios restituiría al hombre su justicia. |
| Swedish | När hon då beder till Gud, är han henne nådig och låter henne se sitt ansikte med jubel; han giver så den mannen hans rättfärdighet åter. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "favorable": favorableness, favorablenesses. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "favorable": unfavorable. (additional references) | |
Words containing "favorable": unfavorableness, unfavorablenesses. (additional references) | |
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"Favorable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: facourable, favoralble, flavorable. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "favorable" (pronounced fā"verubul or fā"vrubul) |
| 8 | f ā" v er u b u l | unfavorable. |
| 6 | -v er u b u l | deliverable, discoverable, maneuverable, recoverable. |
| 5 | -er u b u l | admirable, answerable, comparable, considerable, dishonorable, hon, honorable, imponderable, incomparable, inexorable, innumerable, inoperable, inseparable, insufferable, intolerable, invulnerable, irreparable, measurable, memorable, miserable, operable, pleasurable, preferable, tolerable, unalterable, unanswerable, venerable, vulnerable. |
| 4 | -u b u l | abominable, acceptable, accessible, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, curable, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discernible, discountable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, insatiable, inscrutable, insoluble, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, interruptible, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, marketable, microwavable, miscible, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, questionable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, terrible, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, tunable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, vegetable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, washable, wearable, winnable, workable. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble. |
| 5 | -r u b u l | adorable, arable, bearable, curable, demonstrable, deplorable, desirable, durable, execrable, horrible, impenetrable, incurable, nondurable, parable, repairable, terrible, unbearable, undesirable, uninsurable, wearable. |
| 4 | -u b u l | abominable, acceptable, accessible, accountable, achievable, actionable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amenable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arguable, attainable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, burnable, callable, cannibal, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, Combinable, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, debatable, deductible, defensible, definable, degradable, delectable, deliverable, dependable, deployable, depreciable, describable, despicable, detachable, detectable, determinable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discernible, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, explainable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fashionable, fathomable, feasible, fissionable, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hon, honorable, hospitable, identifiable, illegible, imaginable, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, impregnable, impressionable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inalienable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, indefatigable, indefensible, indefinable, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interminable, interruptible, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, objectionable, observable, obtainable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, personable, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, questionable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, reasonable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, returnable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, seasonable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, sustainable, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, tenable, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, trainable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, tunable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalienable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unattainable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, unconscionable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unexplainable, unfashionable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmentionable, unmistakable, unobtainable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unquestionable, unreachable, unreadable, unreasonable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unsustainable, untenable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unwinnable, unworkable, usable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, winnable, workable. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-e-f-l-o-r-v" | |
-3 letters: aboral, arable, areola, boreal, fabler, favela, flavor, florae, foveal, larvae, lavabo, loafer, verbal. | |
-4 letters: abler, above, afore, areal, arval, baler, bevor, blare, blear, bolar, boral, brava, brave, bravo, fable, farle, favor, feral, flare, flora, fovea, labor, labra, laevo, larva, laver, lobar, lover, ravel, roble, valor, velar, volar. | |
-5 letters: able, aero, afar, alae, alar. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-e-f-l-o-r-v" | |
+2 letters: unfavorable. | |
+4 letters: favorableness. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)46 61 76 6F 72 61 62 6C 65 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..-. .- ...- --- .-. .- -... .-.. . |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000110 01100001 01110110 01101111 01110010 01100001 01100010 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)F a v o r a b l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0046 0061 0076 006F 0072 0061 0062 006C 0065 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)406788818467687871 |
