Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - favorable

 adjective  Date: 14th century  1.  a. disposed to favor ; partial  b. expressing approval ; commendatory  c. giving a result that is in one's favor a ~ comparison  d. affirmative a ~ reply  2. winning approval ; pleasing a ~ impression  3.  a. tending to promote or facilitate ; advantageous a ~ wind  b. marked by success  • ~ness noun  • favorably adverb Synonyms:  ~, auspicious, propitious mean pointing toward a happy outcome. ~ implies that the persons involved are approving or helpful or that the circumstances are advantageous ~ weather conditions. auspicious applies to something taken as a sign or omen promising success before or at the start of an event an auspicious beginning. propitious may also apply to beginnings but often implies a continuing ~ condition a propitious time for starting a business.