Definition of favour Favour
/fˈeɪvɐ/ - fa•vour
We found 12 definitions of favour from 4 different sources.
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British English
favour - /fˈeɪvɐ/
American English
favor - /fejˈvɚ/
What does favour mean?
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| favour - a feeling of favorable regard | ||
| favor | ||
| approval a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips" | ||
| favour - an act of gracious kindness | ||
| favor | ||
| benignity, kindness the quality of being kind and gentle | ||
| favour - souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party | ||
| party favor, party favour, favor | ||
| keepsake, relic, souvenir, token something of sentimental value | ||
| favour - an advantage to the benefit of someone or something; "the outcome was in his favor" | ||
| favor | ||
| vantage, advantage place or situation affording some advantage (especially a comprehensive view or commanding perspective) | ||
| favour - an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this season" | ||
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| favour - bestow a privilege upon | ||
| privilege, favor | ||
| 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" | ||
| favour - promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" | ||
| prefer, favor | ||
| 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" | ||
| favour - consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored" | ||
| favor | ||
| regard, view, reckon, consider, see look at attentively | ||
| favour - treat gently or carefully | ||
| favor | ||
| spare, save use frugally or carefully | ||
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Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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favour
fā′vur, n. countenance: good-will: a kind deed: an act of grace or lenity: indulgence: partiality: advantage: a knot of ribbons worn at a wedding, or anything worn publicly as a pledge of a woman's favour: (arch.) countenance, appearance: a letter or written communication: (Shak.) an attraction or grace.—v.t. to regard with good-will: to be on the side of: to treat indulgently: to afford advantage to: (coll.) to resemble.—adj. Fā′vourable, friendly: propitious: conducive to: advantageous.—n. Fā′vourableness.—adv. Fā′vourably.—p.adj. Fā′voured, having a certain appearance, featured—as in ill-favoured, well-favoured.—ns. Fā′vouredness; Fā′vourer; Fā′vourite, a person or thing regarded with favour or preference: one unduly loved: a kind of curl of the hair, affected by ladies of the 18th century.—adj. esteemed, preferred.—n. Fā′vouritism, the practice of showing partiality.—adj. Fā′vourless, without favour: (Spens.) not favouring.—Favours to come, favours still expected; Curry favour (see Curry). [O. Fr.,—L. favor—favēre, to favour, befriend.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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favour
To be careful of; also to be fair for.--"Favour her" is purely a seaman's term; as when it blows in squalls, and the vessel is going rap-full, with a stiff weather-helm and bow-seas, "favour her boy" is "ease the helm, let the sails lift, and head the sea." So, in hauling in a rope, favour means to trust to the men's force and elasticity, and not part the rope by taking a turn on a cleat, making a dead nip. A thorough seaman "favours" his spars and rigging, and sails his ship economically as well as expeditiously.
