favor
- 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.
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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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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favor — sustantivo masculino 1. Beneficio o ayuda que se da o se recibe: Te quiero pedir dos favores. Prefiero que no me hagan favores. Ese favor tan grande no te lo podré pagar en la vida. 2. (no contable) Confianza o apoyo recibido de una persona:… … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
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favor — fa·vor n 1: bias 2: benefit in favor of: to the benefit of a judgment in favor of the defendant in one s favor: to one s benefit … Law dictionary
favor — n boon, largess, *gift, present, gratuity Analogous words: token, *pledge, earnest: concession, *allowance: *honor, homage, deference: benefaction, *donation, contribution favor vb … New Dictionary of Synonyms
favor — [n] approval, good opinion; help accommodation, account, admiration, aid, approbation, assistance, backing, benediction, benefit, benevolence, benignity, bias, blessing, boon, championship, compliment, consideration, cooperation, courtesy,… … New thesaurus
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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