different between amicable vs favorable

English

Etymology

From Late Latin am?c?bilis (“friendly”); see amiable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æ.m?.k?.b?l/

Adjective

amicable (comparative more amicable, superlative most amicable)

1. Showing friendliness or goodwill.

   They hoped to reach an amicable agreement.

   He was an amicable fellow with an easy smile.

Usage notes

Amicable is particularly used of relationships or agreements (especially legal proceedings, such as divorce), with meaning ranging from simply “not quarrelsome, mutually consenting” to “quite friendly”. By contrast, the similar term amiable is especially used to mean “pleasant, lovable”, such as an “amiable smile”.

Derived terms

Related terms

• amiable
• amity

Translations

References

Further reading

• amicable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• amicable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• amicable at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Pronunciation

Adjective

favorable (comparative more favorable, superlative most favorable)

1. (American spelling) Alternative form of favourable

Derived terms

• unfavorable

Related terms

• favor
• favorably

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin favorabilis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /f?.vo??a.bl?/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /f?.bu??a.bl?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /fa.vo??a.ble/

Adjective

favorable (masculine and feminine plural favorables)

1. favourable

Further reading

• “favorable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “favorable” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “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 favorabilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fa.v?.?abl/

Adjective

favorable (plural favorables)

1. favourable, favorable

Antonyms

• hostile

Related terms

• faveur
• favorablement

Further reading

• “favorable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Galician

Alternative forms

• favorábel

Etymology

From Latin favorabilis.

Adjective

favorable m or f (plural favorables)

1. favorable

Derived terms

• favorablemente

Further reading

• “favorable” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin favorabilis

Adjective

favorable m (feminine singular favorabla, masculine plural favorables, feminine plural favorablas)

1. favorable

Derived terms

• desfavorable
• favorablament

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin favorabilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fabo??able/, [fa.??o??a.??le]

Adjective

favorable (plural favorables)

1. favorable

Derived terms

• favorablemente

Further reading

• “favorable” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.