Favor Definition

fāvər
favored, favoring, favors, favour
noun
Friendly or kind regard; good will; approval; liking.
Webster's New World
A kind, obliging, friendly, or generous act.
To do someone a favor.
Webster's New World
A state of being held in such regard.
A style currently in favor.
American Heritage
Unfair partiality; favoritism.
Webster's New World
Sexual privileges granted by a woman.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
verb
favored, favoring, favors
To perform a kindness or service for; oblige.
American Heritage
To regard with favor; approve or like.
Webster's New World
To be indulgent or too indulgent toward; be partial to; prefer unfairly.
Webster's New World
To be for; support; advocate; endorse.
Webster's New World
To show partiality or unfair preference to.
Thought the law favored men over women.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
idiom
in favor of
  • In support of; approving:

    We are in favor of her promotion to president.

  • To the advantage of:

    The court decided in favor of the plaintiff.

American Heritage
find favor with
  • to be regarded with favor by; be pleasing to
Webster's New World
in favor
  • favored; liked
Webster's New World
in favor of
  • approving; supporting; endorsing
  • to the advantage of
Webster's New World
in someone's favor
  • to someone's advantage or credit
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Favor

Noun

Singular:
favor
Plural:
favors

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Favor

Origin of Favor

  • From Anglo-Norman favour, from mainland Old French favor, from Latin favor, respelled in American English to more closely match its Latin etymon.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin from favēre to be favorable

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to favor using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

Words Ending With

Unscrambles

favor