favour
Act of kindness
Favour is the British spelling of favor.
As a noun, it denotes approval, support, or a kind act done for someone: Could you do me a favour?
To curry favour is to seek approval through flattery.
As a verb, favour means to prefer or give advantage to: The rules favour experienced players.
Party favours are small gifts given to guests.
If something is in your favour, it benefits you; if you're in favour of something, you support it.
Helpful benefit received
- good turnHelpful act for another
- serviceAid or maintenance
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
accommodation · assistance · help · aid · indulgence
Kindly, generous spirit
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- generosityReadiness to give freely
- indulgenceYielding to desire
clemency · mercy · leniency · compassion · magnanimity · charity · good graces · blessing
Preexisting preference or bias
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- inclinationDisposition toward something
- leaningTendency toward something
- fondnessWarm liking or affection
liking · taste · affinity · penchant · soft spot · tendency · proclivity
Unfair favor toward some
- preferentialGiven special advantage
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
- cronyismFavoring friends in appointments
one-sidedness · inequity · discrimination · prejudice · partisanship · unequal · skewed · lopsided
Formal expression of support
- backingAid or sponsorship
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- championingVigorously supporting a cause
regard · esteem · approbation · sanction · blessing · thumbs up · nod · recommendation
Representative placeholder
- keepsakeItem preserved for sentiment
- mementoToken of recollection
- souvenirToken from a trip
- goodieSmall edible reward
trinket · giveaway · small gift · party bag
Funded endorsement arrangement
- backingAid or sponsorship
- benefactionCharitable gift or deed
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- protectionGuarding against harm
auspices · aegis · championship · promotion · advancement · influence · connections · pull
boon
Helpful benefit received
kindness · accommodation · assistance · help · aid · indulgence
goodwill
Kindly, generous spirit
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- generosityReadiness to give freely
indulgence · clemency · mercy · leniency · compassion · magnanimity · charity · good graces · blessing · beneficence
predilection
Preexisting preference or bias
- partialityUnfair favor toward some
- inclinationDisposition toward something
- leaningTendency toward something
fondness · liking · taste · affinity · penchant · soft spot · tendency · proclivity
partiality
Unfair favor toward some
- preferentialGiven special advantage
- unfairnessUnjust or biased treatment
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
cronyism · one-sidedness · inequity · discrimination · prejudice · partisanship · unequal · skewed · lopsided · special treatment
endorsement
Formal expression of support
championing · regard · esteem · approbation · sanction · blessing · thumbs up · nod · recommendation · good books
token
Representative placeholder
goodie · trinket · giveaway · small gift · party bag
sponsorship
Funded endorsement arrangement
- backingAid or sponsorship
- benefactionCharitable gift or deed
- supportTo uphold or sustain
protection · auspices · aegis · championship · promotion · advancement · influence · connections · pull · strings
- Spelling Variantscolor, colour, honor, honour, labor
- British Englishaluminium, aubergine, behaviour, biscuit, bonnet
- spellingscolour, color, honour, honor, labour
- British slangblag, bloke, bodge, blagger, bobby
- CanadianaCanadian, Canadian flag, maple syrup, maple leaf, beaver
- Old Spellingsaether, connexion, magick, shew, shoppe
favourdisfavour
Withdrawal of approval
disapproval · dislike · aversion · displeasure · disapprobation
favourdisservice
Harmful or unhelpful action
mistreatment · harm · injury · cruelty · harshness
- return the favorRepay a kindness received
- in favor ofSupporting or approving
- curry favourSeek approval through flattery
- party favorsSmall gifts for guests
- play favoritesPrefer some over others
- played favoritesTreated unequally by preference
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