1. Noun
Kind regard; propitious aspect; countenance; friendly disposition; kindness; good will.
2. Noun
The act of countenancing, or the condition of being countenanced, or regarded propitiously; support; promotion; befriending.
3. Noun
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.
4. Noun
Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.
5. Noun
The object of regard; person or thing favored.
6. Noun
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.
7. Noun
Appearance; look; countenance; face.
8. Noun
Partiality; bias.
9. Noun
A letter or epistle; -- so called in civility or compliment; as, your favor of yesterday is received.
10. Noun
Love locks.
11. Noun
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.
12. Noun
To afford advantages for success to; to facilitate; as, a weak place favored the entrance of the enemy.
13. Noun
To resemble in features; to have the aspect or looks of; as, the child favors his father.
14. Noun
an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this season"
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
15. Noun
a feeling of favorable regard
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
16. Noun
an advantage to the benefit of someone or something; "the outcome was in his favor"
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
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