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Meaning of 'favor' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Favor [ n.]
- Kind regard; propitious aspect; countenance; friendly disposition; kindness; good will.
- The act of countenancing, or the condition of being countenanced, or regarded propitiously; support; promotion; befriending.
- 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.
- Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.
- The object of regard; person or thing favored.
- 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.
- Appearance; look; countenance; face.
- Partiality; bias.
- A letter or epistle; -- so called in civility or compliment; as, your favor of yesterday is received.
- Love locks.
- 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.
- To afford advantages for success to; to facilitate; as, a weak place favored the entrance of the enemy.
- To resemble in features; to have the aspect or looks of; as, the child favors his father.

Meaning of 'favor' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . favor [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an inclination to approve
Example in sentence:
  • that style is in favor this season
Meaning (2):
- an advantage to the benefit of someone or something
Example in sentence:
  • the outcome was in his favor
3 . favor [ v]
Meaning (3):
- promote over another
Example in sentence:
  • he favors his second daughter
Meaning (4):
- consider as the favorite
Example in sentence:
  • The local team was favored

Nearby Words:

favaginous favas favel favella faveolate favillous favonian favorable favored favoredly

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