'Favor' definitions:

Definition of 'favor'

From: WordNet
noun
An act of gracious kindness [syn: favor, favour]
noun
An advantage to the benefit of someone or something; "the outcome was in his favor" [syn: favor, favour]
noun
An inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this season" [syn: favor, favour]
noun
A feeling of favorable regard [syn: favor, favour]
noun
Souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party [syn: party favor, party favour, favor, favour]
verb
Promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" [syn: prefer, favor, favour]
verb
Consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored" [syn: favor, favour]
verb
Treat gently or carefully [syn: favor, favour]
verb
Bestow a privilege upon [syn: privilege, favor, favour]

Definition of 'Favor'

From: GCIDE
  • Favor \Fa"vor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Favored (f[=a]"v[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Favoring.] [Written also favour.] [Cf. OF. favorer, favorir. See Favor, n.]
  • 1. 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 treat with consideration or tenderness; to show partiality or unfair bias towards. [1913 Webster]
  • O happy youth! and favored of the skies. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • He that favoreth Joab, . . . let him go after Joab. --2 Sam. xx. 11. [1913 Webster]
  • [The painter] has favored her squint admirably. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To afford advantages for success to; to facilitate; as, a weak place favored the entrance of the enemy. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To resemble in features; to have the aspect or looks of; as, the child favors his father. [1913 Webster]
  • The porter owned that the gentleman favored his master. --Spectator. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'favor'

From: GCIDE
  • favor \fa"vor\ (f[=a]"v[~e]r), n. [Written also favour.] [OF. favor, F. faveur, L. favor, fr. favere to be favorable, cf. Skr. bh[=a]vaya to further, foster, causative of bh[=u] to become, be. Cf. Be. In the phrase to curry favor, favor is prob. for favel a horse. See 2d Favel.]
  • 1. Kind regard; propitious aspect; countenance; friendly disposition; kindness; good will. [1913 Webster]
  • Hath crawled into the favor of the king. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The act of countenancing, or the condition of being countenanced, or regarded propitiously; support; promotion; befriending. [1913 Webster]
  • But found no favor in his lady's eyes. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man. --Luke ii. 52. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Beg one favor at thy gracious hand. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity. [1913 Webster]
  • I could not discover the lenity and favor of this sentence. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. The object of regard; person or thing favored. [1913 Webster]
  • All these his wondrous works, but chiefly man, His chief delight and favor. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. A gift or present; 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Wear thou this favor for me, and stick it in thy cap. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. Appearance; look; countenance; face. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • This boy is fair, of female favor. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. (Law) Partiality; bias. --Bouvier. [1913 Webster]
  • 9. A letter or epistle; -- so called in civility or compliment; as, your favor of yesterday is received. [1913 Webster]
  • 10. pl. Love locks. [Obs.] --Wright. [1913 Webster]
  • Challenge to the favor or Challenge for favor (Law), 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. [1913 Webster]
  • But, with your favor, I will treat it here. --Dryden.
  • Syn: Kindness; countenance; patronage; support; lenity; grace; gift; present; benefit. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'favor'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Favor'