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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "unfavourable"
}
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"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "favourable"
},
"expansion": "Middle English favourable",
"name": "inh"
},
{
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"2": "fro",
"3": "favorable"
},
"expansion": "Old French favorable",
"name": "der"
},
{
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"2": "la",
"3": "favōrābilis"
},
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{
"args": {
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},
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}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English favourable, from Old French favorable, from Latin favōrābilis, from favor.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "more favourable",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most favourable",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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{
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"word": "favourite"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "bad"
},
{
"word": "discouraging"
},
{
"word": "displeasing"
},
{
"word": "unfavorable"
}
],
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The candidate wearing the business suite made a favourable impression.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"Pleasing, encouraging or approving."
],
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"Pleasing",
"pleasing"
],
[
"encouraging",
"encouraging"
],
[
"approving",
"approving"
]
],
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{
"word": "approving"
},
{
"word": "encouraging"
},
{
"word": "good"
},
{
"word": "pleasing"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "88 2 8 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prijáten",
"sense": "pleasing",
"word": "прия́тен"
},
{
"_dis1": "88 2 8 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "pleasing",
"word": "favorable"
},
{
"_dis1": "88 2 8 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "pleasing",
"word": "příznivý"
},
{
"_dis1": "88 2 8 1",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "pleasing",
"word": "fordelagtig"
},
{
"_dis1": "88 2 8 1",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "pleasing",
"word": "positiv"
},
{
"_dis1": "88 2 8 1",
"code": "ett",
"lang": "Etruscan",
"roman": "faca",
"sense": "pleasing",
"word": "𐌚𐌀𐌂𐌀"
},
{
"_dis1": "88 2 8 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "pleasing",
"word": "myönteinen"
},
{
"_dis1": "88 2 8 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "pleasing",
"word": "favorable"
},
{
"_dis1": "88 2 8 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "pleasing",
"word": "favorábel"
},
{
"_dis1": "88 2 8 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mc̣q̇alobeli",
"sense": "pleasing",
"word": "მწყალობელი"
},
{
"_dis1": "88 2 8 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ḳetilganc̣q̇obili",
"sense": "pleasing",
"word": "კეთილგანწყობილი"
},
{
"_dis1": "88 2 8 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "pleasing",
"word": "günstig"
},
{
"_dis1": "88 2 8 1",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ahúd",
"sense": "pleasing",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "אָהוּד"
},
{
"_dis1": "88 2 8 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "pleasing",
"word": "favorevole"
},
{
"_dis1": "88 2 8 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"note": "for things",
"sense": "pleasing",
"word": "secundus"
},
{
"_dis1": "88 2 8 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"note": "for things",
"sense": "pleasing",
"word": "prosper"
},
{
"_dis1": "88 2 8 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"note": "for things",
"sense": "pleasing",
"word": "commŏdus"
},
{
"_dis1": "88 2 8 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "pleasing",
"word": "rorotu"
},
{
"_dis1": "88 2 8 1",
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "pleasing",
"word": "favourable"
},
{
"_dis1": "88 2 8 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "pleasing",
"word": "favorável"
},
{
"_dis1": "88 2 8 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "pleasing",
"word": "favorabil"
},
{
"_dis1": "88 2 8 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "blagoprijátnyj",
"sense": "pleasing",
"word": "благоприя́тный"
},
{
"_dis1": "88 2 8 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prijátnyj",
"sense": "pleasing",
"word": "прия́тный"
}
]
},
{
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{
"word": "unhelpful"
}
],
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "We made quick progress, due to favourable winds.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Useful or helpful."
],
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"links": [
[
"Useful",
"useful"
],
[
"helpful",
"helpful"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "advantageous"
},
{
"word": "helpful"
},
{
"word": "useful"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "3 79 17 1",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "npastavor",
"sense": "useful",
"word": "նպաստավոր"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 79 17 1",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "useful",
"word": "əlverişli"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 79 17 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "izgoden",
"sense": "useful",
"word": "изгоден"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 79 17 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "useful",
"word": "favorable"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 79 17 1",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "useful",
"word": "příznivý"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 79 17 1",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "useful",
"word": "gunstig"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 79 17 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "useful",
"word": "suotuisa"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 79 17 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "useful",
"word": "favorable"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 79 17 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "useful",
"word": "favorábel"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 79 17 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sasargeblo",
"sense": "useful",
"word": "სასარგებლო"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 79 17 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gamosadegi",
"sense": "useful",
"word": "გამოსადეგი"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 79 17 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "vargisi",
"sense": "useful",
"word": "ვარგისი"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 79 17 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "margebeli",
"sense": "useful",
"word": "მარგებელი"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 79 17 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "useful",
"word": "favorevole"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 79 17 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "useful",
"word": "rorotu"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 79 17 1",
"code": "enm",
"lang": "Middle English",
"sense": "useful",
"word": "favourable"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 79 17 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "useful",
"word": "sprzyjający"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 79 17 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "useful",
"word": "favorável"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 79 17 1",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "useful",
"word": "favorabil"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 79 17 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "blagoprijátnyj",
"sense": "useful",
"word": "благоприя́тный"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 79 17 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "blagoprijátstvujuščij",
"sense": "useful",
"word": "благоприя́тствующий"
}
]
},
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "bad"
},
{
"word": "inconvenient"
},
{
"word": "inopportune"
},
{
"word": "unsuitable"
}
],
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The rain stopped at a favourable time for our tennis match.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"Convenient or at a suitable time; opportune."
],
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"links": [
[
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"convenient"
],
[
"suitable",
"suitable"
],
[
"time",
"time"
],
[
"opportune",
"opportune"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "convenient"
},
{
"word": "good"
},
{
"word": "handy"
},
{
"word": "opportune"
},
{
"word": "suitable"
}
],
"translations": [
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"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "npastavor",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "նպաստավոր"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "əlverişli"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "blagoprijáten",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "благоприя́тен"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "hǎoyì",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "好意"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "順利"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shùnlì",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "顺利"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yǒulì",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "有利"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "gunstig"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "favora"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "sopiva"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "favorable"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "favorábel"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "xelsaq̇reli",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "ხელსაყრელი"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mosaxerxebeli",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "მოსახერხებელი"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "ka",
"english": "(said of a moment)",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "marǯve",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "მარჯვე"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "drouli",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "დროული"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mc̣q̇alobeli",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "მწყალობელი"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "günstig"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "favorevole"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"alt": "じゅんちょうな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "junchō na",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "順調な"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"alt": "こうちょうな",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kōchō na",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "好調な"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "rorotu"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "gunstig"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "gunstig"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "dogodny"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "favorável"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "blagoprijátnyj",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "благоприя́тный"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "udóbnyj",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "удо́бный"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podxodjáščij",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "подходя́щий"
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{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "favorable"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "anukūlamaina",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "అనుకూలమైన"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 97 1",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "sānukūlamu",
"sense": "opportune",
"word": "సానుకూలము"
}
]
},
{
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{
"word": "inauspicious"
},
{
"word": "unfavourable"
},
{
"word": "unlucky"
}
],
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"examples": [
{
"text": "She says that she was born under a favourable star.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Auspicious or lucky."
],
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"Auspicious",
"auspicious"
],
[
"lucky",
"lucky"
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],
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{
"word": "auspicious"
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{
"word": "fortunate"
},
{
"word": "lucky"
}
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"_dis1": "7 4 1 88",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "favorable"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 4 1 88",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "lykke-"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 4 1 88",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "suotuisa"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 4 1 88",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "favorable"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 4 1 88",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "favorábel"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 4 1 88",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "xelisšemc̣q̇obi",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "ხელისშემწყობი"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 4 1 88",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "xelsaq̇reli",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "ხელსაყრელი"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 4 1 88",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mosaxerxebeli",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "მოსახერხებელი"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 4 1 88",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "favorevole"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 4 1 88",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "faustus"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 4 1 88",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "propitius"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 4 1 88",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "szczęśliwy"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 4 1 88",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "favorável"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 4 1 88",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "favorabil"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 4 1 88",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "blagoprijátnyj",
"sense": "auspicious",
"word": "благоприя́тный"
}
]
}
],
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"3": "favourable"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"1": "en",
"2": "fro",
"3": "favorable"
},
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"name": "der"
},
{
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"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "favōrābilis"
},
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"name": "der"
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{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "favor"
},
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"name": "m"
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],
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"form": "favourables",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
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"expansion": "Middle English favourable",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fro",
"3": "favorable"
},
"expansion": "Old French favorable",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "la",
"3": "favōrābilis"
},
"expansion": "Latin favōrābilis",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "favor"
},
"expansion": "favor",
"name": "m"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English favourable, from Old French favorable, from Latin favōrābilis, from favor.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "favourables",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "favourable (plural favourables)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English pluralia tantum",
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2020 October 17, Éric Grenier, “How U.S. polls got it wrong in 2016 — and why they're more likely to get it right this time”, in CBC",
"text": "As of Friday, RealClearPolitics puts Biden's favourables at 51 per cent and his unfavourables at 44 per cent.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Favourability ratings, percentage of people in favour"
],
"links": [
[
"Favourability",
"favourability"
],
[
"ratings",
"ratings"
],
[
"percentage",
"percentage"
],
[
"people",
"people"
],
[
"favour",
"favour"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(plural only) Favourability ratings, percentage of people in favour"
],
"tags": [
"plural",
"plural-only"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈfeɪv(ə)ɹəbəl/"
},
{
"audio": "En-us-favorable.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/86/En-us-favorable.ogg/En-us-favorable.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/En-us-favorable.ogg",
"tags": [
"US"
],
"text": "Audio (US)"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"tags": [
"US"
],
"word": "favorable"
}
],
"word": "favourable"
}
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