favor 
fa·vor (fā′vər)
noun
- friendly or kind regard; good will; approval; liking
- unfair partiality; favoritism
- a kind, obliging, friendly, or generous act to do someone a favor
- sexual privileges granted by a woman
- a small gift, souvenir, or token
- Archaic a token of love, as to a knight from a female admirer
- Archaic a business letter or note your favor of the 15th June
- Archaic
- appearance or look
- face or countenance
- 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
- to regard with favor; approve or like
- to be indulgent or too indulgent toward; be partial to; prefer unfairly
- to be for; support; advocate; endorse
- to make easier; help; assist rain favored his escape
- to do a kindness for
- to look like; resemble in facial features to favor one's mother
- to use gently; spare to favor an injured leg
find favor
to be regarded with favor; be pleasing to
in favor
favored; liked
in favor of
- approving; supporting; endorsing
- to the advantage of
- 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
n.
Preference
good will, support, approval, partiality; see admiration, inclination 1.A kindness
service, courtesy, boon; see kindness 2.A token
compliment, present, memento, souvenir; see gift 1.
find favor
in favor
in favor of
in one's favor
out of favor
favor
v.
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. 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.
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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