Favor — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an act of gracious kindness

an advantage to the benefit of someone or something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈeɪvɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈeɪvə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈeɪvə/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈeɪvɚ/.

Examples

the outcome was in his favor
that style is in favor this season
he favors his second daughter

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

favour prefer privilege party favor party favour

Parts of Speech

noun	an act of gracious kindness
noun	an advantage to the benefit of someone or something “the outcome was in his favor”
noun	an inclination to approve “that style is in favor this season”
noun	a feeling of favorable regard
noun	souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party
verb	promote over another “he favors his second daughter”
verb	consider as the favorite “The local team was favored”
verb	treat gently or carefully
verb	bestow a privilege upon

Word Forms

favor	verb	treat gently or carefully
favour	verb	bestow a privilege upon
preferment	noun	the act of preferring
favor	noun	a feeling of favorable regard
favour	noun	a feeling of favorable regard
privilege	noun	a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

favorisieren

ein Akt gnädiger Güte

🇫🇷French

service

un acte de gentillesse

🇮🇹Italian

favore

un atto di gentile gentilezza

🇳🇱Dutch

gunst

een daad van genadige vriendelijkheid

🇷🇺Russian

услуга

акт милосердной доброты

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कृपादृष्टि

दयालुता का एक कार्य

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুগ্রহ

করুণাময় দয়ার একটি কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆதரவாக

கருணையுள்ள ஒரு செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుకూలంగా

దయగల దయ యొక్క చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

अनुकूलता

दयाळू दयाळूपणाची कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

તરફેણ

દયાળુ દયાનું કાર્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರವಾಗಿ

ದಯೆಯ ದಯೆಯ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുകൂലം

ദയയുള്ള ഒരു പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੱਖ

ਦਿਆਲੂ ਦਿਆਲਤਾ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

احسان

مہربان مہربانی کا ایک عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

青睐

仁慈的善举

🇯🇵Japanese

好意

親切な行為

🇰🇷Korean

호의

은혜로운 친절의 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ủng hộ

một hành động tử tế đầy ân cần

🇹🇭Thai

โปรดปราน

การกระทำอันมีน้ำใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebaikan

suatu tindakan kebaikan yang penuh rahmat

🇵🇭Filipino

pabor

isang gawa ng kagandahang-loob

🇲🇾Malay

nikmat

perbuatan baik budi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صالح

عمل من اللطف الكريم

🇮🇷Persian

به نفع

عمل مهربانانه

🇹🇷Turkish

iyilik

zarif bir nezaket eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

טוֹבָה

מעשה של חסד אדיב

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What is the primary definition of the word 'favor'?

The primary meaning of 'favor' is 'an act of gracious kindness'.

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Using 'favor' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'favor' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'favor' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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