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favorability

favorability

13 4.1
The degree to which people view something positively
  • noun
  • /ˌfeɪvərˈæbɪlɪti/
  • US
translation icon : favorabilidad
  • If he fails to get a favorability bump, then it's pretty much over.
  • favorability rating
  • favorability bias
  • group favorability

Examples

  • Before we invaded Iraq and started using torture, the U.S. had a favorability rating of 30% in Jordan.

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  • Prior to the Democratic convention, Mr. Obama's favorability ratings exceeded his approval ratings by several points.

    Blog text (25)

  • It's also his highest favorability rating in the poll since July of 2009.

    Blog text (34)

  • Neither Romney nor Obama have ever had that kind of favorability in Ohio or anywhere else in the country.

    Blog text (24)

  • Compare that to a roll-out favorability rating of just 43 percent for Joe Biden.

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  • Obama's trump card this entire election has been his favorability edge over Romney.

    Blog text (3)

  • One clear report from teachers was that students loved the program and that high student favorability encouraged teachers to use the program extensively both during and after the study.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Take a look at Obama's favorability rating by a USA Today/Gallup poll done yesterday.

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  • Michele Bachmann, whose statewide favorability is 33/55, does much worse and trails Franken 55-37.

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  • Recent polls show that the senator's favorability among voters has increased significantly this year.

Synonyms

popularity
vsfavorability
284 2.0

Being liked or admired by many people

is about how much someone or something is liked regardless of crowd size
approval
vsfavorability
220 1.0

A sign that someone thinks a person or thing is good

measures how much someone or something is liked or viewed positively
approval rating
vsfavorability
  • Literature
84 2.7

The share of people in polls who say they support a person, group, or idea

expresses the degree of positive view rather than a specific numeric score
likability
vsfavorability
  • US
13 3.5

How pleasant and friendly someone or something seems to other people

refers to the general degree of being liked or approved by people
favorable reception
vsfavorability
  • US
1 3.7

A positive welcome from other people

means the standing of being liked or approved over time or generally
favorableness
vsfavorability
  • US
5.1

A quality that makes a good result likely

relates to being liked or viewed positively rather than outcome likelihood

Antonyms

unpopularity
7 4.9

Not liked by many people

How Liked

admiration
106 1.8
favorability
  • US
13 4.1
approval
220 1.0
indifference
71 4.6
dislike
  • Texting
49 1.0

Surface Forms

favorability singular
favorabilities plural
favourabilities plural
favourability singular

Morphology

favorability = favorable (transparent) = favor + able + ity

The adjective 'favorable' (favor + -able) is the obvious base, and '-ity' forms the noun indicating degree or quality.

Etymology

Favorability comes from favor meaning 'liking' or 'approval' and the ending -ity that turns it into the 'state of' that feeling. So favorability is the degree to which people like or approve someone or something.