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English

Alternative spellings


Pronunciation

  • , ,
  • An audio transcript can be found at en-us-favor.ogg
  • Hyphenation: fa·vor


Noun

  1. A deed in which help is voluntarily provided.
  2. : He did me a favor when he took the time to drive me home.
  3. goodwill|Goodwill; benevolent regard.
  4. : She enjoyed the queen's favor.
  5. A small gift; a party favor.
  6. : At the holiday dinner, the hosts had set a favor by each place setting.


Translations

  • Chinese: 喜爱 (xi'ai)
  • Czech: {{t-|cs|laskavost|f}}
  • Dutch:
  • Finnish:
  • French: {{t+|fr|faveur|f}}
  • German: Gefallen Gefälligkeit
  • Greek: {{t|el|χάρη|f|sc=Grek}}
  • Hebrew: ש"ע טובה
  • Italian: {{t+|it|favore|m}}
  • Japanese: 好意 (こうい)
  • Portuguese: {{t+|pt|favor|m}}
  • Spanish:
  • Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|ơn|xs=Vietnamese}}
  • Czech: {{t-|cs|přízeň|f}}
  • Greek: {{t+|el|εύνοια|f|sc=Grek}}

Derived terms


Verb

  1. To look upon fondly; to prefer.
  2. * And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. —Wikisource:Bible, English, King_James, Luke#Chapter 1|Luke 1:28, King James version, 1611
  3. To do a favor [noun sense 1] for; to show beneficence toward.
  4. : Would you favor us with a poetry reading?
  5. To treat with care.
  6. : Favoring your sore leg will only injure the other one.
  7. To have a similar appearance, to look like another person.
  8. : You favor your grandmother more than your mother.


Translations

  • Finnish:
  • Greek: {{t|el|ευνοώ|sc=Grek}}

Derived terms


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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /faˈβor/
  • Hyphenation: fa·vor


Noun

  1. favour/#English|favor


Derived terms


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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English favor \fa"vor\ (f[=a]"v[~e]r), n. [Written also favour.] [OF.
favor, F. faveur, L. favor, fr. favere to be favorable, cf.
Skr. bh[=a]vaya to further, foster, causative of bh[=u] to
become, be. Cf. Be. In the phrase to curry favor, favor is
prob. for favel a horse. See 2d Favel.]
1. Kind regard; propitious aspect; countenance; friendly
disposition; kindness; good will.
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Hath crawled into the favor of the king. --Shak.
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2. The act of countenancing, or the condition of being
countenanced, or regarded propitiously; support;
promotion; befriending.
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But found no favor in his lady's eyes. --Dryden.
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And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in
favor with God and man. --Luke ii. 52.
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3. A kind act or office; kindness done or granted;
benevolence shown by word or deed; an act of grace or good
will, as distinct from justice or remuneration.
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Beg one favor at thy gracious hand. --Shak.
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4. Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.
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I could not discover the lenity and favor of this
sentence. --Swift.
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5. The object of regard; person or thing favored.
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All these his wondrous works, but chiefly man,
His chief delight and favor. --Milton.
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6. A gift or present; something bestowed as an evidence of
good will; a token of love; a knot of ribbons; something
worn as a token of affection; as, a marriage favor is a
bunch or knot of white ribbons or white flowers worn at a
wedding.
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Wear thou this favor for me, and stick it in thy
cap. --Shak.
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7. Appearance; look; countenance; face. [Obs.]
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This boy is fair, of female favor. --Shak.
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8. (Law) Partiality; bias. --Bouvier.
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9. A letter or epistle; -- so called in civility or
compliment; as, your favor of yesterday is received.
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10. pl. Love locks. [Obs.] --Wright.
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Challenge to the favor or Challenge for favor (Law), the
challenge of a juror on grounds not sufficient to
constitute a principal challenge, but sufficient to give
rise to a probable suspicion of favor or bias, such as
acquaintance, business relation, etc. See {Principal
challenge}, under Challenge.

In favor of, upon the side of; favorable to; for the
advantage of.

In favor with, favored, countenanced, or encouraged by.

To curry favor [see the etymology of Favor, above], to
seek to gain favor by flattery, caresses, kindness, or
officious civilities.

With one's favor, or By one's favor, with leave; by kind
permission.
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But, with your favor, I will treat it here.
--Dryden.

Syn: Kindness; countenance; patronage; support; lenity;
grace; gift; present; benefit.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Favor \Fa"vor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Favored (f[=a]"v[~e]rd);
p. pr. & vb. n. Favoring.] [Written also favour.] [Cf. OF.
favorer, favorir. See Favor, n.]
1. To regard with kindness; to support; to aid, or to have
the disposition to aid, or to wish success to; to be
propitious to; to treat with consideration or tenderness;
to show partiality or unfair bias towards.
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O happy youth! and favored of the skies. --Pope.
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He that favoreth Joab, . . . let him go after Joab.
--2 Sam. xx.
11.
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[The painter] has favored her squint admirably.
--Swift.
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2. To afford advantages for success to; to facilitate; as, a
weak place favored the entrance of the enemy.
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3. To resemble in features; to have the aspect or looks of;
as, the child favors his father.
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The porter owned that the gentleman favored his
master. --Spectator.
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WordNet favor
n 1: an act of gracious kindness [syn: favour]
2: an advantage to the benefit of someone or something; "the
outcome was in his favor" [syn: favour]
3: an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this
season" [syn: favour]
4: a feeling of favorable regard [syn: favour]
5: souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a
party [syn: party favor, party favour, favour]
v 1: promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" [syn:
prefer, favour]
2: consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored" [syn:
favour]
3: treat gently or carefully [syn: favour]
4: bestow a privilege upon [syn: privilege, favour]
Moby Dictionary
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accomplishment , accord respect to , account , acculturate ,
acknowledgment , act of courtesy , act of grace , act of kindness ,
adherence , admiration , admire , adopt , adoration , adore , advance ,
advantage , advocacy , advocate , aegis , affinity , aid , aid and abet ,
aim at , air , ameliorate , amend , amenity , an in , answer , ape ,
apotheosis , apotheosize , appear like , appreciate , appreciation ,
approach , approbation , approval , approve , approve of , approximate ,
ascendancy , assist , assistance , attention , auspices , authority ,
avail , awe , baby , back , backing , bad books , bag , bail out ,
be desirous of , be like , be partial to , be redolent of ,
bear a hand , bear resemblance , bearing , befriend , behind ,
benediction , benefaction , benefit , benevolence , benignity , bent ,
better , bias , billet , blank check , bless , blessing , boon , boost ,
break no bones , breathless adoration , bring forward , bring to mind ,
brow , business letter , call to mind , call up , care , carriage ,
carte blanche , cast , cast of countenance , cater to , champion ,
championship , charisma , charity , charm , chit , choose ,
choose rather , chosen kind , civility , civilize , clemency , clout ,
coddle , color , come close , come near , comfort , commemoration ,
commiseration , communication , compare with , compassion , complexion ,
compliment , condolence , conduce to , consequence , consideration ,
contribute to , control , convenience , cooperation , copy , copyright ,
correspond , cosset , countenance , counterfeit , courtesy , credit ,
cup of tea , deanship , defer to , deference , deification , deify ,
demeanor , desiderate , desire , dial , discriminate , dispatch ,
dispensation , disposition , do a favor , do a service , do good ,
do no harm , do right by , doctor , dominance , domination , drag ,
druthers , duty , ease , edify , educate , effect , elect , elevate ,
emend , eminence , enchantment , encourage , encouragement , endorse ,
endorsement , enhance , enlighten , enrich , entertain respect for ,
epistle , espouse , esteem , estimation , evoke , exaggerated respect ,
exalt , excellence , expedite , face , facial appearance , facies ,
facilitate , fancy , fascination , fatten , favorable regard ,
favorable vote , favoritism , feature , features , feeling ,
fellow feeling , follow , for , forbearance , force , forgiveness ,
forward , foster , fosterage , franchise , freedom , friendly relations ,
further , garb , gesture , give a boost , give a hand , give a lift ,
give help , give way to , go for , go in for , go straight , good deed ,
good feeling , good graces , good offices , good terms , good turn ,
good understanding , goodwill , grace , graceful gesture , grant ,
gratify , great respect , greatness , guidance , guise , harmony ,
hasten , have a bias , have designs on , have preference , have rather ,
hearten , help , hero worship , hero-worship , high regard , hold ,
hold in esteem , hold in reverence , hold with , homage , honor ,
honor before , humanity , humor , idolatry , idolization , idolize ,
imitate , immunity , importance , improve , improve upon , in back of ,
in favor of , in support of , incidental power , inclination ,
incomparability , indulge , indulgence , influence , influentiality ,
inimitability , inside track , insinuation , interest ,
keep in countenance , keepsake , kind deed , kind offices , kindly act ,
kindness , kisser , labor of love , lard , largess , lead , leadership ,
lean towards , leaning , lend a hand , lend one aid , lend wings to ,
leniency , letter , leverage , liberty , license , lift , like ,
like better , line , lineaments , lines , look like , look up to , looks ,
love , lust , lust after , magnetism , majority , make an improvement ,
make for , manna , map , mastery , match , meliorate , memento ,
memento mori , memorabilia , memorial , memorials , memories , mend ,
mercy , message , mien , mimic , mirror , missive , mitigation , mitzvah ,
mollycoddle , moment , mug , mush , mutual affinity , mutual attraction ,
mutual regard , near , nearly reproduce , nod , not tell apart , note ,
nurture , obligation , oblige , office , one-upmanship , opinion ,
opt for , pamper , pan , parallel , pardon , partake of , partiality ,
particular choice , patent , pathos , patronage , penchant ,
personal choice , personality , persuasion , phiz , physiognomy , pity ,
play favorites , please , polite act , port , posture , potency , power ,
precedence , predilection , predisposition , predominance ,
predomination , preeminence , prefer , prefer to , preference ,
prejudice , preponderance , prepossession , prepotence , prepotency ,
prerogative , presence , present , pressure , prestige , priority ,
privilege , prize , pro , proclivity , proffer aid , profit , promote ,
propensity , protect , pull , purchase , push forward , puss ,
put forward , quarter , quicken , raise , rally , rapport , rather ,
reclaim , recommend , redeem , refine upon , reform , regard , reign ,
relic , relief , relieve , remedy , remembrance , remembrancer ,
remind one of , render assistance , reply , reprieve , repute ,
rescript , rescue , resemble , respect , restore , resuscitate , revere ,
reverence , reverential regard , revive , right-of-way , rule , ruth ,
sanction , satisfy , save , savor of , say , seal of approval ,
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