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favor Definition

fa·vor (vər)

noun

  1. friendly or kind regard; good will; approval; liking
  2. unfair partiality; favoritism
  3. a kind, obliging, friendly, or generous act to do someone a favor
  4. sexual privileges granted by a woman
    1. a small gift, souvenir, or token
    2. Archaic a token of love, as to a knight from a female admirer
  5. Archaic a business letter or note your favor of the 15th June
  6. Archaic
    1. appearance or look
    2. face or countenance
  7. Obsolete attractiveness; charm

Etymology: ME favour < OFr < L favor < favere, to favor < IE base *ghow-, to perceive > OE (ofer) gumian, to neglect, Czech hověti, to take precautions (with), spare

transitive verb

  1. to regard with favor; approve or like
  2. to be indulgent or too indulgent toward; be partial to; prefer unfairly
  3. to be for; support; advocate; endorse
  4. to make easier; help; assist rain favored his escape
  5. to do a kindness for
  6. to look like; resemble in facial features to favor one's mother
  7. to use gently; spare to favor an injured leg

favor Related Forms
fa·vorer noun
favor Idioms

find favor

to be regarded with favor; be pleasing to

in favor

favored; liked

in favor of

  1. approving; supporting; endorsing
  2. to the advantage of
  3. payable to, as a check, etc.

in someone's favor

to someone's advantage or credit

out of favor

no longer popular or a favorite; not liked

favor Synonyms

favor

n.

  1. Preference

    good will, support, approval, partiality; see admiration, inclination 1.

  2. A kindness

    service, courtesy, boon; see kindness 2.

  3. A token

    compliment, present, memento, souvenir; see gift 1.

find favor

please, suit, be welcome, win praise; see satisfy 1.

in favor

favored, liked, esteemed, wanted; see beloved, favorite.

in favor of

approving, endorsing, condoning; see supporting.

in one's favor

to one's advantage, to one's credit, on one's side, creditable; see favorable 3.

out of favor

disliked, not favored, unpopular; see hated, unpopular.

favor Synonyms

favor

v.

  1. To have a preference

    prefer, like, approve, sanction, endorse, support, advocate, praise, regard with favor, be in favor of, pick, choose, lean toward, incline toward, opt for, honor, value, prize, esteem, think well of, set great store by, look up to, eulogize, fancy, think the world of*, stick up for*, be sweet on*, have in one's good books*, have in one's good graces*.

    Antonyms dislike*, misprize, disesteem.

  2. To treat with favoritism

    be partial to, oblige, indulge, grant favors to, further, promote, treat with partiality, deal with gently, play favorites, show consideration for, spare, be indulgent toward, make an exception for, treat as a special character, use one's influence for, pull strings for*; see also promote 1.

    Antonyms abuse*, bear a grudge against, mistreat.

favor Usage Examples

Object

  • favors: Choose from in style summer wedding favors, beach wedding favors & unique favor ideas.
  • plaintiff: This is a growing area of litigation, which almost always favors the plaintiffs.
  • freedom: We seek instead to create a balance of power that favors human freedom.
  • creation: This is because a BEC's ultracold, dense environment favors the creation of exotic species in addition to the condensate itself.

Converse of object

  • return: Then e-mail us and we will return the favor.
  • find: Wisdom allows me to find favor in the eyes of God.
  • gain: Did Hevel violate any known principle by being successful and gaining favor in the eyes of his Maker?
  • lose: But if He does that, we have to look at ourselves and ask what we've done to lose the favor of God.

Adjective modifier

  • unmerited: Grace is free unmerited favor for sinners giving them full forgiveness in Jesus Christ forever.
  • divine: Have you lost the sweet sense of divine favor, the happy consciousness of acceptance with God?
  • perfect: Here is the perfect destination wedding favor - " Mini Books " .

Modifies a noun

  • box: The wedding favor box can be very ornate like the bonboniere, or be very simple gift boxes.
  • idea: Choose from in style summer wedding favors, beach wedding favors & unique favor ideas.

Modifying Another Word

  • strongly: Than one-fifth of herrick strongly favor on a project broker houston lender mortgage texas plan to accept.
  • instead: Will you really remember if you had to use cheap ribbon for your wedding favors instead of the designer ribbon you desired?

Noun used with modifier

  • wedding: The answer is simple, with a wedding favor.

Preposition: in

  • eye: Wisdom allows me to find favor in the eyes of God.

Preposition: of

  • cursorname: The use of this resource is deprecated in favor of cursorName.
  • owner: Usually one share is issued to the company director, who will issue a Declaration of Trust in favor of the company owner.
  • resolution: All 25 European Union countries voted in favor of the resolution.

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