favor
1. fa.vor or fa.vour \'fa--v*r\ n [ME, friendly regard, attractiveness, fr.
OF favor friendly regard, fr. L] chiefly Brit , fr. fave-re to be
favorable; akin to OHG gouma attention, OSlav govehachek>ti to revere
archaic 1a: APPEARANCE 1b1: COUNTENANCE 1b2: a facial feature 2a1:
friendly regard shown toward another esp. by a superior 2a2: APPROVAL,
APPROBATION 2b: PARTIALITY archaic 2c: LENIENCY archaic 2d: PERMISSION
2e: POPULARITY 3a: gracious kindness; also : an act of such kindness
archaic 3b: HELP, ASSISTANCE pl 3c: effort in one's behalf or interest :
ATTENTION 4a: a token of love (as a ribbon) usu. worn conspicuously 4b: a
small gift or decorative item given out at a party 4c: BADGE 5a: a
special privilege or right granted or conceded 5b: sexual privileges -
usu. used in pl. archaic 6: LETTER 7: BEHALF, INTEREST terest and usu.
implies partiality or preference; GOODWILL implies positive friendliness
and a willingness to contribute to the success or welfare of a person,
group, or cause; COUNTENANCE stresses approval or sanction but does not
necessarily imply helpfulness or friendliness 1a: in accord or sympathy
with 1b: for the acquittal of 1c: in support of 2: to the order of - in
favor of SYN syn GOODWILL, COUNTENANCE: FAVOR suggests an active in
2. favor or favour \'fa-v-(*-)rin\ \'fa--v*r-*r\ vt or fa.vor.ing chiefly
Brit 1a: to regard or treat with favor 1b1: to do a kindness for : OBLIGE
1b2: ENDOW 1c: to treat gently or carefully : SPARE 2: to show
partiality toward : PREFER 3a: to give support or confirmation to :
SUSTAIN 3b: to afford advantages for success to : FACILITATE 4: to bear a
resemblance to - fa.vor.er n