| favor | 1. Kind regard; propitious aspect; countenance; friendly disposition; kindness; good will. "Hath crawled into the favor of the king." (Shak) 2. The act of countenancing, or the condition of being countenanced, or regarded propitiously; support; promotion; befriending. "But found no favor in his lady's eyes." (Dryden) "And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man." (Luke II. 52) 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. "Beg one favor at thy gracious hand." (Shak) 4. Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity. "I could not discover the lenity and fabor of this sentence." (Swift) 5. The object of regard; person or thing favored. "All these his wondrous works, but chiefly man, His chief delight and favor." (Milton) 6. 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. "Wear thou this favor for me, and stick it in thy cap." (Shak) 7. Appearance; look; countenance; face. "This boy is fair, of female favor." (Shak) 8. Partiality; bias. 9. A letter or epistle; so called in civility or compliment; as, your favor of yesterday is received. 10. Love locks. Challenge to the favor or for favor, 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. "But, with your favor, I will treat it here." (Dryden) Synonym: Kindness, countenance, patronage, support, lenity, grace, gift, present, benefit. Origin: OF. Favor, F. Faveur, L. Favor, fr. Favere to be favorable, cf. Skr. Bhavaya to further, foster, causative of bh to become, be. Cf. Be. In the phrase to curry favor, favor is prob. For favel a horse. See Favel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| favoress | A woman who favors or gives countenance. Alternative forms: fovouress. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| favor | an act of gracious kindness |
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| favor | souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party |
| favor | an advantage to the benefit of someone or something |
| favor | an inclination to approve |
| favor | a feeling of favorable regard |
| favor | consider as the favorite |
| favor | promote over another |
| favor | bestow a privilege upon |
| favor | treat gently or carefully |
| favor | granting what has been desired or requested |
| favor | very favorable or advantageous |
| favor | tending to favor or bring good luck |
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