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noun

• A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).

  Example: He did me a favor when he took the time to drive me home.

• Goodwill; benevolent regard.

  Example: She enjoyed the queen's favor.

• A small gift; a party favor.

  Example: A marriage favour is a bunch or knot of white ribbons or white flowers worn at a wedding.

• 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.

• Anything worn publicly as a pledge of a woman's favor.

• (in the plural) Lovelocks.

verb

• To look upon fondly; to prefer.

• To encourage, conduce to

• To do a favor [noun sense 1] for; to show beneficence toward.

  Example: Would you favor us with a poetry reading?

• To treat with care.

  Example: Favoring your sore leg will only injure the other one.

• (including) To resemble, to look like (another person).