Definition of favor

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Favor (n.) 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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Whiteboy :: Whiteboy (n.) A favorite.
Bumper :: Bumper (n.) A covered house at a theater, etc., in honor of some favorite performer..
Disfavor :: Disfavor (n.) An unkindness; a disobliging act.
Patronage :: Patronage (n.) Special countenance or support; favor, encouragement, or aid, afforded to a person or a work; as, the patronage of letters; patronage given to an author..
Liturgist :: Liturgist (n.) One who favors or adheres strictly to a liturgy.
Favor :: Favor (n.) A letter or epistle; -- so called in civility or compliment; as, your favor of yesterday is received..
Phalansterian :: Phalansterian (n.) One who favors the system of phalansteries proposed by Fourier.
Disgrace :: Disgrace (n.) An act of unkindness; a disfavor.
Plead :: Plead (v. t.) To allege or adduce in proof, support, or vendication; to offer in excuse; as, the law of nations may be pleaded in favor of the rights of ambassadors..
Proslavery :: Proslavery (a.) Favoring slavery.
Discourage :: Discourage (v. t.) To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they discouraged his efforts..
Jingo :: "Jingo (n.) A statesman who pursues, or who favors, aggressive, domineering policy in foreign affairs..
Ultramontane :: Ultramontane (n.) One who maintains extreme views favoring the pope's supremacy. See Ultramontanism.
Acknowledgment :: Acknowledgment (n.) Something given or done in return for a favor, message, etc..
Belee :: Belee (v. t.) To place under the lee, or unfavorably to the wind..
Recommend :: Recommend (v. t.) To make acceptable; to attract favor to.
Fortunate :: Fortunate (n.) Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain; presaging happiness; auspicious; as, a fortunate event; a fortunate concurrence of circumstances; a fortunate investment..
Tolerant :: Tolerant (a.) Inclined to tolerate; favoring toleration; forbearing; indulgent.
Hobbyhorse :: Hobbyhorse (n.) A subject or plan upon which one is constantly setting off; a favorite and ever-recurring theme of discourse, thought, or effort; that which occupies one's attention unduly, or to the weariness of others; a ruling passion..
Notoriety :: Notoriety (n.) The quality or condition of being notorious; the state of being generally or publicly known; -- commonly used in an unfavorable sense; as, the notoriety of a crime..
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