Lexic.us

Definition of Favor

1. Noun. An act of gracious kindness.

2. Verb. Promote over another. "The chefs favor the vegetables"; "He favors his second daughter"

3. Noun. An advantage to the benefit of someone or something. "The outcome was in his favor"

4. Verb. Consider as the favorite. "The local team was favored"

5. Noun. An inclination to approve. "That style is in favor this season"

6. Verb. Treat gently or carefully. "Sam cannot favor Sue "

7. Noun. A feeling of favorable regard.

8. Verb. Bestow a privilege upon. "They favor him to write the letter"

9. Noun. Souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party.

Definition of Favor

1. n. Kind regard; propitious aspect; countenance; friendly disposition; kindness; good will.

2. v. t. 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.

Definition of Favor

1. to regard with approval [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Favor

1. 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)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Favor

favella favella favellas faveolate faveolate faver faves favest favic chandeliers favid

Favism favism favisms favonian favor (current term) favor (current term) favorable favorableness favorablenesses favorable position

favorable reception favorably favored favorer favorers favoress favoring favorite favorite(a) favorites

Other Resources: