The difference between Favourable and Lucky

When used as adjectives, favourable means pleasing, encouraging or approving, whereas lucky means (of people) favoured by luck.


check bellow for the other definitions of Favourable and Lucky

  1. Favourable as an adjective:

    Pleasing, encouraging or approving.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: approving encouraging good pleasing"

    "ant bad discouraging displeasing unfavorable"

    "The candidate wearing the business suite made a favourable impression."

  2. Favourable as an adjective:

    Useful or helpful.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: advantageous helpfuuseful"

    "ant unhelpful"

    "We made quick progress, due to favourable winds."

  3. Favourable as an adjective:

    Convenient or at a suitable time; opportune.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: convenient good handy opportune suitable"

    "ant bad inconvenient inopportune unsuitable"

    "The rain stopped at a favourable time for our tennis match."

  4. Favourable as an adjective:

    Auspicious or lucky.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: auspicious fortunate lucky"

    "ant inauspicious unfavourable unlucky"

    "She says that she was born under a favourable star."

  1. Lucky as an adjective:

    (of people) Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune

    Examples:

    "a lucky adventurer"

    "The downed pilot is very lucky to be alive."

  2. Lucky as an adjective:

    Producing, or resulting in, good fortune

    Examples:

    "a lucky mistake"

    "a lucky cast"

    "a lucky hour"

    "synonyms: favorable auspicious fortunate"