favor
see also: Favor
Pronunciation Noun
Favor
Proper noun
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see also: Favor
Pronunciation Noun
favor (American spelling, alternative in Canada)
- A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
- He did me a favor when he took the time to drive me home.
- Goodwill; benevolent regard.
- She enjoyed the queen's favor.
- to fall out of favor
- A small gift; a party favor.
- At the holiday dinner, the hosts had set a favor by each place setting.
- A marriage favour is a bunch or knot of white ribbons or white flowers worn at a wedding.
- ca. 1599, William Shakespeare, Henry V, Act IV, sc. 7:
- Here, Fluellen; wear thou this favour for me and
- stick it in thy cap: when Alencon and myself were
- down together, I plucked this glove from his helm […]
- 1848, William Makepeace Thackery, Vanity Fair, Chapter 22:
- The rain drove into the bride and bridegroom's faces as they passed to the chariot. The postilions' favours draggled on their dripping jackets.
- Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.
- 1726 October 27, [Jonathan Swift], chapter 7, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: Printed for Benj[amin] Motte, […], OCLC 995220039 ↗, part I (A Voyage to Lilliput):
- I could not discover the lenity and favour of this sentence.
- The object of regard; person or thing favoured.
- 1667, John Milton, “Book 3”, in Paradise Lost. A Poem Written in Ten Books, London: Printed [by Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […] [a]nd by Robert Boulter […] [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], OCLC 228722708 ↗; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: The Text Exactly Reproduced from the First Edition of 1667: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, OCLC 230729554 ↗:
- All these his wondrous works, but chiefly man, / His chief delight and favour.
- (obsolete) Appearance; look; countenance; face.
- c. 1598–1600, William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act IV, scene ii]:
- This boy is fair, of female favour.
- (legal) Partiality; bias.
- (archaic) A letter, a written communication.
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Letter 68:
- I will now take some notice of your last favour; but being so far behind-hand with you, must be brief.
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Letter 68:
- (obsolete) Anything worn publicly as a pledge of a woman's favor.
- (obsolete, in the plural) Lovelocks.
- French: faveur
- German: Gefallen, Gefälligkeit
- Italian: favore
- Portuguese: favor
- Russian: услу́га
- Spanish: favor
favor (favors, present participle favoring; past and past participle favored) (US, alternative in Canada, transitive)
- To look upon fondly; to prefer.
- 1611, Luke 1:28, King James version
- And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
- 2007, Bert Casper, Shadow Upon the Dream: Book 1: Barrûn, page 537:
- […] alone, without having to favor his right, uninjured leg, […]
- 1611, Luke 1:28, King James version
- To do a favor [noun sense 1] for; to show beneficence toward.
- Would you favor us with a poetry reading?
- To treat with care.
- Favoring your sore leg will only injure the other one.
- (in dialects, including, Southern US and Cajun) To resemble, to look like (another person).
- 1970, Donald Harington (writer), Lightning Bug:
- ‘Mandy?’ he said, and stared at the girl. ‘Don't favor her too much.’ ‘Favors her dad,’ Latha said, and looked at him.
- 1970, Donald Harington (writer), Lightning Bug:
- French: favoriser
- German: begünstigen
- Portuguese: favorecer
- Russian: благоволи́ть
- Spanish: preferir, favorecer
Favor
Proper noun
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