favor
favor (fā"vẽr) , noun
[Written also favour.]
1.
Kind regard; propitious aspect; countenance; friendly disposition; kindness; good will.
Hath crawled into the favor of the king.
2.
The act of countenancing, or the condition of being countenanced, or regarded propitiously; support; promotion; befriending.
But found no favor in his lady's eyes.
And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
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.
Beg one favor at thy gracious hand.
4.
Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.
I could not discover the lenity and favor of this sentence.
5.
The object of regard; person or thing favored.
All these his wondrous works, but chiefly man,
His chief delight and favor.
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.
Wear thou this favor for me, and stick it in thy cap.
7.
Appearance; look; countenance; face. [Obsolete]
This boy is fair, of female favor.
8.
(Law) Partiality; bias. — Bouvier
9.
A letter or epistle; -- so called in civility or compliment; as, your favor of yesterday is received.
10.
Love locks. [Obsolete] — Wright
But, with your favor, I will treat it here.
Collocations (5)
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 , 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.
Favor (fā"vẽrd) , transitive verb
[Written also favour.]
1.
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 treat with consideration or tenderness; to show partiality or unfair bias towards.
O happy youth! and favored of the skies.
He that favoreth Joab,... let him go after Joab.
[The painter] has favored her squint admirably.
2.
To afford advantages for success to; to facilitate; as, a weak place favored the entrance of the enemy.
3.
To resemble in features; to have the aspect or looks of; as, the child favors his father.
The porter owned that the gentleman favored his master.