FAVOR
\fˈe͡ɪvə], \fˈeɪvə], \f_ˈeɪ_v_ə]\
Definitions of FAVOR
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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treat gently or carefully
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souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party
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a feeling of favorable regard
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consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored"
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promote over another; "he favors his second daughter"
By Princeton University
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treat gently or carefully
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souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party
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a feeling of favorable regard
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consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Kind regard; propitious aspect; countenance; friendly disposition; kindness; good will.
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The act of countenancing, or the condition of being countenanced, or regarded propitiously; support; promotion; befriending.
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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.
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Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.
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The object of regard; person or thing favored.
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A gift or represent; 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.
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Appearance; look; countenance; face.
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Partiality; bias.
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Love locks.
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To regard with kindness; to support; to aid, or to have the disposition to aid, or to wish success to; to be propitious to; to countenance; to treat with consideration or tenderness; to show partiality or unfair bias towards.
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To afford advantages for success to; to facilitate; as, a weak place favored the entrance of the enemy.
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A letter or epistle; - so called in civility or compliment; as, your favor of yesterday is received.
By Oddity Software
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Kind regard; propitious aspect; countenance; friendly disposition; kindness; good will.
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The act of countenancing, or the condition of being countenanced, or regarded propitiously; support; promotion; befriending.
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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.
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Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.
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The object of regard; person or thing favored.
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A gift or represent; 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.
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Appearance; look; countenance; face.
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Partiality; bias.
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Love locks.
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To regard with kindness; to support; to aid, or to have the disposition to aid, or to wish success to; to be propitious to; to countenance; to treat with consideration or tenderness; to show partiality or unfair bias towards.
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To afford advantages for success to; to facilitate; as, a weak place favored the entrance of the enemy.
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A letter or epistle; - so called in civility or compliment; as, your favor of yesterday is received.
By Noah Webster.
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Kindness; support; patronage; good will; partiality; a love token.
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To regard with good will; befriend; resemble in features; spare. Also, favour.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A regarding kindly; countenance; good-will; a kind deed; an act of grace or lenity; a knot of white ribbons worn at a wedding.
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To regard with good will; to be on the side of; to treat indulgently; to afford advantage to.
By Daniel Lyons
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