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
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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:
- take after
- resemble
- favour
- prefer
- go for
- hold with
- countenance
- approve
- pull strings for
- use one's influence for
- treat as a special character
- make an exception for
- be indulgent toward
- spare
- show consideration for
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
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Favor
- in favor of
- find favor with
- in favor
- in favor of
- in someone's favor
- out of favor
Origin of Favor
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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
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