favorable

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English favourable, from Old French favorable, from Latin favōrābilis, from favor. By surface analysis, favor +‎ -able. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfeɪ.vɚ.əbl/ Hyphenation: fav‧or‧able === Adjective === favorable (comparative more favorable, superlative most favorable) US standard spelling of favourable. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin favorābilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [fə.βuˈɾab.blə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [fə.voˈɾab.blə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [fa.voˈɾa.ble] === Adjective === favorable m or f (masculine and feminine plural favorables) favourable ==== Derived terms ==== favorablement === Further reading === “favorable”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “favorable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “favorable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “favorable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == French == === Etymology === From Latin favorābilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fa.vɔ.ʁabl/ Hyphenation: fa‧vo‧rable === Adjective === favorable (plural favorables) favourable, favorable Antonym: hostile ==== Related terms ==== faveur favorablement === Further reading === “favorable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Alternative forms === favorábel favorável (reintegrationist) === Etymology === From Latin favorabilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /faboˈɾable/ [fa.β̞oˈɾa.β̞lɪ] Rhymes: -able Hyphenation: fa‧vo‧ra‧ble === Adjective === favorable m or f (plural favorables) favorable ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “favorable”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Middle English == === Adjective === favorable alternative form of favourable == Occitan == === Etymology === From Latin favorabilis. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === favorable m (feminine singular favorabla, masculine plural favorables, feminine plural favorablas) favorable ==== Derived terms ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin favorābilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /faboˈɾable/ [fa.β̞oˈɾa.β̞le] Rhymes: -able Syllabification: fa‧vo‧ra‧ble === Adjective === favorable m or f (masculine and feminine plural favorables) favorable ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “favorable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025