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favor
[fey-ver]
noun
something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act.
to ask a favor.
friendly or well-disposed regard; goodwill.
to win the favor of the king.
Antonyms: ,the state of being approved or held in regard.
to be in favor at court; styles that are now in favor.
excessive kindness or unfair partiality; preferential treatment.
to treat some people with favor and others with neglect.
a gift bestowed as a token of goodwill, kind regard, love, etc., as formerly upon a knight by his lady.
Synonyms:a ribbon, badge, etc., worn in evidence of goodwill or loyalty, as by an adherent of a political party.
a small gift or decorative or festive item, as a noisemaker or paper hat, often distributed to guests at a party.
Usually favors. sexual intimacy, especially as permitted by a woman.
Archaic.Ìýa letter, especially a commercial one.
verb (used with object)
to regard with favor.
to favor an enterprise.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms:to prefer; treat with partiality.
The father favored his younger son.
to show favor to; oblige.
The king favored him with an audience.
Synonyms: ,to be favorable to; facilitate.
The wind favored their journey.
to deal with, treat, or use gently.
to favor a lame leg.
to aid or support.
He favored his party's cause with ample funds.
Synonyms: ,to bear a physical resemblance to; resemble.
to favor one's father's side of the family.
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- favorer noun
- overfavor verb (used with object)
- prefavor noun
- unfavoring adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
in one's favor, to one's credit or advantage.
All the comments were in your favor.
in favor of,
on the side of; in support of.
to be in favor of reduced taxation.
to the advantage of.
(of a check, draft, etc.) payable to.
Make out your checks in favor of the corporation.
find favor with, to gain the favor of; be liked by.
The play found favor with the opening-night audience.
out of favor, no longer liked or approved; no longer popular or fashionable.
He's out of favor with the president and may soon be fired.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Public opinion moved sharply in favor of building them, and they're now built.
Prosecutors alleged that the four men participated in a bribery scheme years prior designed to settle the dispute in favor of the company.
Moreover, such forces may bring a people closer to the authoritarian leader in an attempt to win favor as a protected group.
In closing arguments, which concluded June 4, Weinstein’s defense attorney Arthur L. Aidala downplayed his client’s alleged assaults as part of a “courting game†and said they were “transactional†exchanges of favors.
"The Times had no obvious motive to favor Lively's version of events," the judge wrote.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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