Definition of "favourable"

favourable

/ˈfeɪv(ə)ɹəbəl/

adjective
comparative more favourable, superlative most favourable
1. Pleasing, encouraging or approving.
2. Useful or helpful.
  Quotations
  So draw him home to those that mourn⁠In vain; a favourable speed⁠Ruffle thy mirror’d mast, and leadThro’ prosperous floods his holy urn.
  1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], canto IX
3. Convenient or at a suitable time; opportune.
4. Auspicious or lucky.
noun
plural favourables
1. (plural only) Favourability ratings, percentage of people in favour
  Quotations
  As of Friday, RealClearPolitics puts Biden's favourables at 51 per cent and his unfavourables at 44 per cent.
  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