'In favor of' definitions:
Definition of 'In favor of'
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 'in favor of'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- advocating,
- all for,
- approving,
- backing,
- favorable,
- favoring,
- for,
- in aid of,
- in behalf of,
- in furtherance of,
- on account of,
- on behalf of,
- pro,
- remedial of,
- supporting,
- well-disposed,
- well-inclined,
- with
Words containing 'In favor of'
- Favor,
- Favorable,
- Favorableness,
- Favorably,
- Favored,
- Favoredly,
- Favorer,
- Favoring,
- Favoringly,
- In favor with,
- favor with,
- in favor,
- out of favor,
- By one's favor,
- Challenge for favor,
- Challenge to the favor,
- Love favor,
- Marriage favors,
- To curry favor,
- Wedding favor,
- With one's favor,
- court favor,
- curry favor,
- favorable position,
- favorable reception,
- party favor,
- Evil-favored,
- Hard-favored,
- Ill-favored,
- Ill-favoredly,
- To find favor in the eyes of,
- Well-favored,
- array favor polls,
- most-favored-nation,
- Most-favored-nation clause