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fa⋅vored

  [fey-verd]
–adjective
1. regarded or treated with preference or partiality: Her beauty made her the favored child.
2. enjoying special advantages; privileged: to be born into the favored classes.
3. of specified appearance (usually used in combination): ill-favored.
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Origin:
1350–1400; ME favo(u)red. See favor, -ed 2

Related forms:
fa⋅vored⋅ly, adverb
fa⋅vored⋅ness, noun

fa⋅vor

  [fey-ver]
–noun
1. something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
2. friendly or well-disposed regard; goodwill: to win the favor of the king.
3. the state of being approved or held in regard: to be in favor at court; styles that are now in favor.
4. excessive kindness or unfair partiality; preferential treatment: to treat some people with favor and others with neglect.
5. a gift bestowed as a token of goodwill, kind regard, love, etc., as formerly upon a knight by his lady.
6. a ribbon, badge, etc., worn in evidence of goodwill or loyalty, as by an adherent of a political party.
7. a small gift or decorative or festive item, as a noisemaker or paper hat, often distributed to guests at a party.
8. Usually, favors. sexual intimacy, esp. as permitted by a woman.
9. Archaic. a letter, esp. a commercial one.
–verb (used with object)
10. to regard with favor: to favor an enterprise.
11. to prefer; treat with partiality: The father favored his younger son.
12. to show favor to; oblige: The king favored him with an audience.
13. to be favorable to; facilitate: The wind favored their journey.
14. to deal with, treat, or use gently: to favor a lame leg.
15. to aid or support: He favored his party's cause with ample funds.
16. to bear a physical resemblance to; resemble: to favor one's father's side of the family.
—Idioms
17. find favor with, to gain the favor of; be liked by: The play found favor with the opening-night audience.
18. in favor of,
a. on the side of; in support of: to be in favor of reduced taxation.
b. to the advantage of.
c. (of a check, draft, etc.) payable to: Make out your checks in favor of the corporation.
19. in one's favor, to one's credit or advantage: All the comments were in your favor.
20. 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.
Also, especially British, favour.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME favo(u)r < AF, OF < L favōr- (s. of favor) goodwill, equiv. to fav(ēre) to be favorably inclined + -ōr- -or 1

Related forms:
fa⋅vor⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
2. Favor, goodwill imply a kindly regard or friendly disposition shown by an individual or group. Favor may be merely an attitude of mind: to look with favor on a proposal. Goodwill is more active and leads often to outward manifestations of friendly approval: By frequent applause the audience showed its goodwill toward the speaker. 5. present. 10. approve, countenance, sanction. 12. encourage, patronize. 15. help, assist.

Antonyms:
2. animosity, malice. 10. disapprove.
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fa·vor   (fā'vər)   
n.  

  1. A gracious, friendly, or obliging act that is freely granted: do someone a favor.

    1. Friendly or favorable regard; approval or support: won the favor of the monarch; looked with favor on the plan.

    2. A state of being held in such regard: a style currently in favor.

    3. A privilege or concession.

    4. favors Sexual privileges, especially as granted by a woman.

    5. Something given as a token of love, affection, or remembrance.

    6. A small decorative gift given to each guest at a party.

    7. Aspect or appearance.

    8. Countenance; face.

  3. Unfair partiality; favoritism.

    1. A privilege or concession.

    2. favors Sexual privileges, especially as granted by a woman.

    3. Something given as a token of love, affection, or remembrance.

    4. A small decorative gift given to each guest at a party.

    5. Aspect or appearance.

    6. Countenance; face.

    1. Something given as a token of love, affection, or remembrance.

    2. A small decorative gift given to each guest at a party.

    3. Aspect or appearance.

    4. Countenance; face.

  6. Advantage; benefit: sailed under favor of cloudless skies.

  7. Behalf; interest: an error in our favor.

  8. Obsolete A communication, especially a letter.

  9. Archaic

    1. Aspect or appearance.

    2. Countenance; face.

  10. Obsolete A facial feature.

v.   fa·vored, fa·vor·ing, fa·vors

v.   tr.

  1. To perform a kindness or service for; oblige. See Synonyms at oblige.

  2. To treat or regard with friendship, approval, or support.

  3. To be partial to; indulge a liking for: favors bright colors.

  4. To be or tend to be in support of.

  5. To make easier or more possible; facilitate: Darkness favored their escape.

  6. To treat with care; be gentle with: favored my wounded leg.

  7. Chiefly Southern U.S. To resemble in appearance: She favors her father.

v.   intr. Chiefly Southern U.S.
To resemble another in appearance: She and her father favor.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, from favēre, to be favorable.]
fa'vor·er n., fa'vor·ing·ly adv.
When a Southerner favors a relative, he or she is not giving that person special privileges; rather, the Southerner looks like that relative. Favor can be either transitive—She favors her father—or intransitive with a compound subject: She and her father favor. This sense of favor goes back to early modern English: "This young lord Chamont/Favors my mother" (Ben Jonson). The verb derives from the noun favor, which was used from the 15th to the 19th century to mean "appearance, aspect; the countenance, face": "What makes thy favor like the bloodless head/Fall'n on the block?" (Tennyson). This sense of the noun is now archaic, but the verb thrives in the English of the Southern United States.
fa·vored   (fā'vərd)   
adj.  

  1. Treated or thought of with great kindness or partiality: the favored child.

  2. Endowed with special gifts, talents, or advantages.

  3. Having an appearance of a specified kind. Often used in combination: ill-favored; well-favored.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

favor  (n.)
c.1300, from O.Fr. favor, from L. favorem (nom. favor) "good will or support," coined by Cicero from stem of favere "to show kindness to," from PIE *dhegh-/*dhogh- "burn." Meaning "thing given as a mark of favor" is from 1588. The verb meaning "to regard with favor" is from 1340.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: fa·vor
Function: noun
1 : BIAS
2 : BENEFIT—in favor of : to the benefit of in favor of the defendant>—in one's favor : to one's benefit in his favor>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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