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favors

Syllables: fa·vorsUK/ˈfeɪvəz//ˈfeɪvɚz/

favors is the plural of favor.

favors is the third-person singular simple present indicative of favor.

Meaning of favor

Noun

favor (countable and uncountable, plural favors)

  1. A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
    • He did me a favor when he took the time to drive me home.
    Synonyms:
    service
  2. Goodwill; benevolent regard.
    • She enjoyed the queen's favor.
  3. A small gift; a party favor.
    • wedding favor
  4. Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.
    • I could not discover the lenity and favour of this sentence.1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I, London: […] Benj[amin] Motte, […], →OCLC, part I (A Voyage to Lilliput)
  5. The object of regard; person or thing favoured.
    • All these his wondrous works, but chiefly man, / His chief delight and favour.1667, John Milton, “Book III”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
  6. (obsolete) Appearance; look; countenance; face.
    • This boy is fair, of female favour.c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

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Proper noun (1) capitalized: Favors

Favors (plural Favorses)

  1. A surname from French.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Favors

Favors

  1. (plural) plural of Favor

Forms of favors

Noun
alternative formfavours
Proper noun
pluralFavorses

Origin of favors

Americanized form of French Favre.

Phrases with favors

Questions about favors

What does favors mean?
Favors means a surname from French.
What is favors the plural of?
Favors is the plural of favor.
What part of speech is favors?
Favors is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce favors?
Favors is pronounced /ˈfeɪvɚz/ (US).

Words near favors in the dictionary

  1. favorized
  2. favorizes
  3. favorizing
  4. favorless
  5. favorous
  6. favors
  7. Favorses
  8. favorsome
  9. favos
  10. favose
  11. favosely

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: favors (page history and authors); Favors (page history and authors); favor (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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