Definition of favor Favor
/fejˈvɚ/ - [feyver] - fa•vor
We found 31 definitions of favor from 5 different sources.
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British English
favour - /fˈeɪvɐ/
American English
favor - /fejˈvɚ/
What does favor mean?
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NounPlural: favors |
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| favor - a feeling of favorable regard | ||
| favour | ||
| approval a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" | ||
| favor - an act of gracious kindness | ||
| favour | ||
| benignity, kindness the quality of being kind and gentle | ||
| favor - an advantage to the benefit of someone or something; "the outcome was in his favor" | ||
| favour | ||
| vantage, advantage place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective) | ||
| favor - an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this season" | ||
| favour | ||
| favor - souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party | ||
| party favor, party favour, favour | ||
| keepsake, relic, souvenir, token something of sentimental value | ||
Verb |
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| favor - consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored" | ||
| favour | ||
| regard, view, reckon, consider, see look at attentively | ||
| favor - treat gently or carefully | ||
| favour | ||
| spare, save use frugally or carefully | ||
| favor - bestow a privilege upon | ||
| privilege, favour | ||
| countenance, permit, let, allow consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam" | ||
| favor - promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" | ||
| prefer, favour | ||
| kick upstairs, elevate, promote, upgrade, advance, raise change a pawn for a better piece by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it to the row closest to your opponent | ||
| advantage give an advantage to; "This system advantages the rich" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- favor (Noun)
A deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting someone. - favor (Noun)
Goodwill; benevolent regard. - favor (Noun)
A small gift; a party favor . - favor (Verb)
To look upon fondly; to prefer. - favor (Verb)
To do a favor noun sense 1 for; to show beneficence toward. - favor (Verb)
To treat with care. - favor (Verb)
To have a similar appearance, to look like another person.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- favor (n.)
Kind regard; propitious aspect; countenance; friendly disposition; kindness; good will. - favor (n.)
The act of countenancing, or the condition of being countenanced, or regarded propitiously; support; promotion; befriending. - favor (n.)
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. - favor (n.)
Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity. - favor (n.)
The object of regard; person or thing favored. - favor (n.)
A gift or represent; 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. - favor (n.)
Appearance; look; countenance; face. - favor (n.)
Partiality; bias. - favor (n.)
A letter or epistle; -- so called in civility or compliment; as, your favor of yesterday is received. - favor (n.)
Love locks. - favor (n.)
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 countenance; to treat with consideration or tenderness; to show partiality or unfair bias towards. - favor (n.)
To afford advantages for success to; to facilitate; as, a weak place favored the entrance of the enemy. - favor (n.)
To resemble in features; to have the aspect or looks of; as, the child favors his father.
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