favour

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fa⋅vour

[fey-ver]

–noun, verb (used with object) Chiefly British.

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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·vour (fā'vər)

n. & v. Chiefly British
Variant of favor.

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.

favour

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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>

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