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Definition of Favour
1. Verb. Treat gently or carefully. "Sam cannot favour Sue "
2. Noun. A feeling of favorable regard.
3. Verb. Bestow a privilege upon. "They favour him to write the letter"
Generic synonyms: Allow, Countenance, Let, Permit
Derivative terms: Favor, Privilege, Privilege
4. Noun. An inclination to approve. ; "That style is in favor this season"
5. Verb. Promote over another. "The chefs favour the vegetables"; "He favors his second daughter"
Generic synonyms: Advance, Elevate, Kick Upstairs, Promote, Raise, Upgrade
Specialized synonyms: Advantage
Derivative terms: Favor, Preferment
6. Noun. An advantage to the benefit of someone or something. "The outcome was in his favor"
7. Verb. Consider as the favorite. "The local team was favored"
Generic synonyms: Consider, Reckon, Regard, See, View
Derivative terms: Favor, Favor
8. Noun. Souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party.
Specialized synonyms: Cracker, Cracker Bonbon, Snapper
Generic synonyms: Keepsake, Relic, Souvenir, Token
9. Noun. An act of gracious kindness.
Generic synonyms: Benignity, Kindness
Specialized synonyms: Good Turn, Turn
Derivative terms: Favor
Definition of Favour
1. Noun. A piece of help, usually to be repaid ¹
2. Verb. To look upon fondly; to prefer. ¹
3. Verb. To do a favour (noun sense 1) for; to show beneficence toward. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Favour
1. to favor [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: favor
Lexicographical Neighbors of Favour
Literary usage of Favour
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1901)
"She looked with silent favour on the attentions which Prince Louis paid her second
daughter, the Princess Alice, who was now seventeen, and, although she ..."
2. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1860)
"So she lay blessing and praising God, who had had such favour for her. In the
morning they arose with the sun, and prepared themselves for their departure; ..."
3. Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World by Jonathan Swift (1894)
"An Apartment at Court provided for the Author. He is in high favour with the Queen.
He stands up for the Honour of his own Countrey. ..."
4. Calendar of the Charter Rolls Preserved in the Public Record Office by Great Britain Public Record Office, H. C. Maxwell Lyte, Alfred Edward Stamp (1908)
"A charter of the same Roger in favour of the monks of Brecon. [Ibid., p. 265.]
6. A charter of the same Roger in favour of the monks of Brecon. [Ibid.} 6. ..."
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