Favour — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a feeling of favorable regard

an inclination to approve

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈeɪvɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈeɪvə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈeɪvə/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈeɪvɚ/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prefer privilege favor party favor party favour

Parts of Speech

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

Word Forms

favor	verb	bestow a privilege upon
favour	verb	promote over another
favor	noun	an act of gracious kindness
favour	noun	a feeling of favorable regard
privilege	noun	a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
preferment	noun	the act of preferring

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

favorisieren

ein Gefühl wohlwollender Wertschätzung

🇫🇷French

service

un sentiment de considération favorable

🇪🇸Spanish

favor

un sentimiento de consideración favorable

🇮🇹Italian

favore

un sentimento di stima favorevole

🇳🇱Dutch

gunst

een gevoel van gunstige achting

🇵🇹Portuguese

favor

um sentimento de consideração favorável

🇷🇺Russian

услуга

чувство благосклонного отношения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कृपादृष्टि

अनुकूल सम्मान की भावना

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুগ্রহ

অনুকূল সম্মানের অনুভূতি

🇮🇳Tamil

தயவு

சாதகமான மரியாதை உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

అనుకూలంగా

అనుకూలమైన గౌరవం యొక్క భావన

🇮🇳Marathi

अनुकूलता

अनुकूल आदराची भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

તરફેણ

અનુકૂળ આદરની લાગણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರವಾಗಿ

ಅನುಕೂಲಕರ ಗೌರವದ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനുകൂലം

അനുകൂലമായ ഒരു വികാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੱਖ

ਅਨੁਕੂਲ ਸਨਮਾਨ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

احسان

سازگار حوالے کا احساس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

青睐

一种受人尊重的感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

好意

好意的な敬意の感情

🇰🇷Korean

호의

호의적인 호감

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ủng hộ

một cảm giác quan tâm thuận lợi

🇹🇭Thai

โปรดปราน

ความรู้สึกนับถืออันดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebaikan

perasaan dihargai

🇵🇭Filipino

pabor

isang pakiramdam ng kanais-nais na pagsasaalang-alang

🇲🇾Malay

nikmat

perasaan hormat yang baik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صالح

شعور بالاحترام

🇮🇷Persian

به نفع

احساس احترام مطلوب

🇹🇷Turkish

iyilik

olumlu bir saygı hissi

🇮🇱Hebrew

טוֹבָה

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

The primary meaning of 'favour' is 'a feeling of favorable regard'.

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

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

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

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