favor.
A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
Meaning & usage
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.
wedding favor
At the holiday dinner, the hosts had set a favor by each place setting.
Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.
The object of regard; person or thing favoured.
Appearance; look; countenance; face.
Partiality; bias
A letter, a written communication.
A resemblance, likeness.
Anything worn publicly as a pledge of a woman's favor.
A ribbon or similar small item that is worn as an adornment, especially in celebration of an event.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin faveō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin favor Old French favorbor. Middle English favour English favor From Middle English favour, favor, faver, from Anglo-Norman favour, from mainland Old French favor, from Latin favor (“good will; kindness; partiality”), from faveō (“to be kind to”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”). Respelled in American English to more closely match its Latin etymon. Compare also Danish favør (“favor”), Irish fabhar (“favor”), from the same Romance source.
To look upon fondly; to prefer.
To use more often.
To encourage, conduce to
To do a favor [noun sense 1] for; to show beneficence toward.
Would you favor us with a poetry reading?
To resemble; especially, to look like (another person).
To treat or use (something) gently
I always try to favor my bad knee.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin faveō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin favor Old French favorbor. Middle English favour English favor From Middle English favour, favor, faver, from Anglo-Norman favour, from mainland Old French favor, from Latin favor (“good will; kindness; partiality”), from faveō (“to be kind to”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”). Respelled in American English to more closely match its Latin etymon. Compare also Danish favør (“favor”), Irish fabhar (“favor”), from the same Romance source.
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